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Close up snowy owl eye with wooden background

Little Owl Stood On A Post

This large owl with the distinctive face, large forward-facing eyes, horns and deep resonant call is associated with a number of superstitions. Like many other large owls, these are considered birds of ill omen. Their deep haunting calls if delivered from atop a house are considered to forebode the death of an occupant. A number of rituals involving the capture and killing of these birds have been recorded. Salim Ali notes a wide range of superstitions related to them but notes two as being particularly widespread. One is that if the bird is starved for a few days and beaten, it would speak like a human, predicting the future of the tormentor or bringing them wealth while the other involves the killing of the bird to find a lucky bone that moved against the current like a snake when dropped into a stream.Belief in these superstitions has led to the persecution of the species in many areas by tribal hunters. The capture of these birds is illegal under Indian law but an underground market continues to drive poaching.

Snowy owl looking at you, motion blur in wings.The white bird of prey, Bubo Scandiacus or Arctic Owl, or Snowy Owl, is an endangered species

Burrowing Owl

royal owl portrait

owl close-up portrait

Snowy owl ,Monochrome

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

Siberian Eagle owl ( Bubo bubo )

Ural Owl flying over snow

Eyes of an owl, close-up

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Pensive wild owl with yellow eyes in heart of Sumatra

Brown owl's eyes, close-up photo

Cute brown owl chick held in hand with bright yellow eyes in outdoor setting

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

A rock eagle owl swoops down with its talons stretched out.

Flying Ural Owl in the wild.

Portrait of a barn owl (Tyto alba) against a black background.

Siberian Eagle Owl close up with nature background.

eagle owl near the tree

The Bengal eagle-owl, also widely known as the Indian eagle-owl or rock eagle-owl, is a large horned owl species native to hilly and rocky scrub forests in the Indian Subcontinent. It is splashed with

The Eurasian eagle-owl is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides in much of Eurasia.

spotted wood owl portrait

Person holding Ural owl (Strix uralensis) bird on arm as a caring of a World Animal Day

eurasian owl, eurasian owl, bubo bubo

Portrait of a snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) against a dark background.

burrowing owl

Owl staring at camera

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