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Side view of beautiful Eagle owl close up.

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

eagle owl near the tree

Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) sitting high up in a tree in a forest during winter. The bird of prey is resting and looking around in the woodland in Overijssel, Netherlands.

royal owl portrait

Brown owl's eyes, close-up photo

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

Portrait of The Eurasian Eagle 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.

Portrait of a sleeping owl in the zoo.

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

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.

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Siberian eagle owl

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

Portrait of a barn owl, with yellow eyes. Very close up

Juvenile trained Eurasian Eagle Owl sitting on a perch. Scientific name: Bubo bubo

Siberian Eagle owl ( Bubo bubo )

Owl taking a pose

Eagle Owl (photo illustration)

A brown owl is sitting on a log. The owl has a large, yellow eye and a pointed beak. The scene is peaceful and quiet, with the owl looking out into the distance

Siberian snow owl (Bubo bubo sibiricus)

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), species of eagle-owl resident in much of Eurasia

Photo of the yellow eye of a grey eagle owl. Only part of its face is visible

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

Eagle Owl in a man's glove at a medieval market - Spain

Eagle Owl portrait taken at a Falconry Centre

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