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Little Owl Stood On A Post

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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.

Burrowing Owl Perching On Field

A family of four burrowing owls standing watch on the Canadian prairie

great gray owl with split rock lighthouse

Sunrise in early morning with tawny owl or brown owl ( Strix aluco ) on stump in fog among trees

Little Owl Silhouette At Dusk

A Barn Owl perched on a fence overlooking the Kent countryside in England.

Smart looking nosy burrowing owl with big eyes looking into the camera. Focused on eyes and beak. Blurred brown background and landscape format.

Spotted wood owl

Ural Owl flying over snow

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

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Little Owl Stood On A Post With Pink Campion Wild Flower In The Foreground

In a small area of vacant land in Southern California, burrowing owls flock together by the roadside. As trucks pass by, and planes fly to and from the Ontario Airport, these owls resort to this small piece of lasting native land. The highways, airports, and other infrastructures have driven these small owls to a small piece of land, a perfect example of humans disrupting nature.

Pygmy Owl in the Yellowstone ecosystem of Wyoming in western USA of North America. Nearest cities are Gardiner, Cooke City, Bozeman, and Billings Montana, Denver, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah and Jackson, Wyoming.

Great grey owl or great gray owl, strix nebulosa.

A pair of Florida Burrowing Owls stand near the entrance to their burrow in a field of green and small flowers.

A wonderful owl among the poppy flowers

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Beautiful Athene cunicularia birds perched on logs amid tall grass in vacant lot

Little Owl Stood On A Post With Pink Campion Wild Flower In The Foreground

A juvenile Burrowing Owl stands outside its burrow, as an adult keeps watch.

Photo taken in Buzau, Romania

Little owl - Chapada dos Guimaraes - Brazil

Portrait of a large brown eared eagle owl on a forest background

Couple of Little Owl (Athene noctua) on rocks warming themselves in the morning sun. Souss-Massa-Draa, Agadir, morocco.

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