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Owls are absolutely stunning creatures – their deep and piercing eyes and haunting hoots are the stuff of myths and folktales. Perhaps that's why we love these beautiful owl photos so much!
Since ancient times, owls have captured the imaginations of various cultures as harbingers of death, doom, bad omens, or wisdom.
For rodents, some of these portents are true – owls are excellent and highly adapted hunters with excellent hearing, sharp night-time vision, silent wings and deadly talons. They rarely miss their mark.
If you have any beautiful owl photos, we'd love it if you added them to this list and voted for your favorites as well!
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misty Keatts 4 years ago
I was always addicted to butterfly's; today my heart has been stolen by owl thanks to all the photographs & videos of those owl owners.....I want one too
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Thora Gregory 4 years ago
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Alexandru Diaconescu 9 years ago
Indeed. Unfortunately it's a blind owl :(
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CarolAnnMason 11 years ago
"You, you with the stars in your eyes..." It makes him even more mystical-looking.
hvandegrift 11 years ago
Cataracts have caused him to be blind but have absolutely the most spectacular eyes of any animal
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Nancy Young 10 years ago
I love this photo. I just hope the owl isn't trapped in a closed building......
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Nanette 11 years ago
I would not have seen him in the woods. Incredible camouflage
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YogendraKalavalapalli 11 years ago
I am going to pretend to be a General and fool this photographer.
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Carol Ann Mason 11 years ago
I love this. "Hey Ed! There's a draft. It's your turn to plug up the door!
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LucindaMahaffey 11 years ago
I think remote camera with motion-triggered flash. I just hope it didn't blind the poor owl!
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Anne Thibeault 9 years ago
no, it's not tonsillitis, it's just a twig stuck in the corner of your mouth... awwwwww hold still
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Carol McClellan 11 years ago
He looks like a baseball pitcher getting ready to throw the pitch. (The only problem is his back leg is up instead of the front.)
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АндрейСыпачев 10 years ago
It's defending reaction. I guess they see something bigger than them so they "deflated" to seem smaller.
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Viki Banaszak 11 years ago
And the mail man want's to know where that "neither rain, nor sleet, nor dead of knight" stuff came from. It was from a moma.
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Darla Williams 11 years ago
the most serene picture , in it's own beautiful environment . Perfect!
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KatelynBrown 11 years ago
wow...so they through a mouse out here just to get the shot...seems like cheating
Laurie Parks 2 years ago
there would be skid marks in the snow don't you think?
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Stan Chambers 5 years ago
Is that a wink or is this bird just looking intently with one eye 👁⁉️🦉
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Avah Fortich [STUDENT] 3 years ago
This is an absolutely stunning photo of an owl atop the snow. Magnificent.
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Mary Williams 4 years ago
I wish I knew how the points were made for the photos. Some way down on the list of points were very, very good. Should have had higher points. Loved the photographs. Just wondered how the points were collected
MichaeleneMazur 10 years ago
What beautiful creatures. I would feel so fortunate to have captured any one of those magnificent pictures. Well done.
AnnabethTrisLancaster 10 years ago
The guidance councilor at my school had an owl poster on her wall, I asked her which kind she said idk and I rattled off about ten species.
BrendajevHartman 10 years ago
I have always had an affinity to Owls, they are mysterious, magnificent, absolutely beautiful birds. The photos are breathtaking!
Mary Williams 4 years ago
I wish I knew how the points were made for the photos. Some way down on the list of points were very, very good. Should have had higher points. Loved the photographs. Just wondered how the points were collected
MichaeleneMazur 10 years ago
What beautiful creatures. I would feel so fortunate to have captured any one of those magnificent pictures. Well done.
AnnabethTrisLancaster 10 years ago
The guidance councilor at my school had an owl poster on her wall, I asked her which kind she said idk and I rattled off about ten species.
BrendajevHartman 10 years ago
I have always had an affinity to Owls, they are mysterious, magnificent, absolutely beautiful birds. The photos are breathtaking!
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