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Boreal owl (Tengmalm's owl) looking out from the hollow in the pine tree, bird in natural habitat. Owl's nest.

Wildlife photography.

Owl IN captured

Burrowing Owl Perching On Field

Female Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) looking out of a woodpecker‘s hole.

Owl in the tree nest hole. Pygmy Owl, sitting on tree spruce branch with clear dark forest background. Eurasian tinny bird in the habitat. Beautiful bird in evening sunset. Wildlife scene from wild

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

Long-eared owl wildlife bird watching from a pine tree branch in a mystery wood

A spotted owl (Athene brahma) stands on a branch with big eyes. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Keoladeo Ghana National Park, India.

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 Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) perched and resting in a tree, bird of prey.

Scops Owl

Northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) sleeping in a tree hole.

Eurasian pygmy owl female (Glaucidium passerinum) Swabian Jura Germany

$The camouflage and concealment strategies of various animal species have been widely studied, but scientists from Exeter and Cambridge universities have discovered that individual wild birds adjust their choices of where to nest based on their specific patterns and colours.\n\n\$

Burrowing owl

Spotted Owlet at sunrise in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India

side view of eagle owl

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

Scops Owl

little owl in the attic of a house (Athene noctua)

Tawny Owl

Little Owl, Athene noctua, hiding behind a snowdrift.

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.

Female Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) looking out of her nest hole.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus) close up

Portrait of great gray owl among the leaves in a dense forest.

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Barred owl, angled view

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