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Owl in the Night

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A Hume's hawk-owl or Hume's boobook owl with it's bright yellow eyes and perched on a dead tree branch in the forest at night with a dark background on the Andaman Islands. Also called Ninox obscura.

Taken in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

The northern hawk-owl has been said to resemble a hawk in appearance and in behavior.

Owl close up portrait

Scops Owl

Close shot of the eyes of an eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo).

the head of an eagle owl close up with mystical eyes

Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni) in Hokkaido, Japan

$The Western Scops Owl (Otus scops, Eurasian Scops Owl, Common Scops Owl) is a species of bird in the genus Scops Owl, family Strigiformes.\nThis species is small in size and looks like tree bark. Its color ranges from gray-brown to brown-red. The ear feathers on its head are quite short and usually invisible. They may only be raised when frightened or threatened. The Western Scops Owl is nocturnal and often hides in the bushes or treetops$

Up-close shot of great-horned owl

A detailed portrait of an Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) with distinctive orange eyes, feathers, and a blurred natural backdrop capturing its essence in the wilderness.

A dusky eagle owl shot at night

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

The evil eyes. The Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo.

an Owl goes on the hunt near Cosanga, Ecuador

Abstract artistic wildlife. Dispersion, splatter effect.

Siberian Eagle owl ( Bubo bubo )

Owls and eagle owl in the night. Illustration of thermal image.

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.

Barn Owl [Tyto alba]

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

Screech Owl for sale is being sold in the traditional market in Jakarta

A wonderful wildlife photo, edited in an aesthetic and impressive way.

Little owl close-up portrait. British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield. They undertake rescue and breeding programmes for release into the wild.

Burrowing Owl in the Dark

an Owl sits in a tree at night in Southern Africa

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