Night Queens – Owls

By Angel | August 14, 2007 1:50 am |
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Birds,Funnies bunnies

So cute and beautiful Owls

Owls are birds, very clever and profound birds. Owls belong to birds of prey, as a rule, they live lonely lives, being flesh-birds, they hunt other smaller birds, insects and small animals. There are 2 families of owls: the typical and the barn owls. And in these two families can be counted near 165 species of owls. Owls are hunters, they are night creatures. So, owl sleep at day time and awake at night. Their hunting is active, owls try to astonish their victim, to surprise it.

If you meet an owl, you will never confuse it with another bird, any owl had a distinctive appearance. First of all, it has large eyes and ears, interesting beak (it looks more like hawk’s beak), flat face, big head, claws, fluffy feathers and, of course, feathers around eyes. In order to see the whole picture, owls (actually, like the rest of the birds) have to turn their heads. Moreover, owls produce very funny sounds, each kind produce its own sound. So, if it is impossible for you to distinguish owls as to their appearance you can make it by hearing to their sounds.

Barn owl in flight

There are a lot of beliefs and misbeliefs as to owls. Some people believe that owls bring only misfortunes and bad luck. Such suggestions are based on their nocturnal way of life and very popular scream. But some believe that owls are symbols of wisdom and nourishing, that they bring luck and for many years were friends with people. In the ancient Egypt there were an hieroglyph with owl. Ancient Americans (namely Aztecs and Mayans) treated owls as signs of death and bad luck. Because, the Aztec God of Death had an owl-face. In Japan owls considered to be both messengers from the God and messengers from the Devil. In Greece owls were companions of the Goddess Athena, she was the goddess of art and wisdom, so owls became symbols of wisdom.

Owl babies

As far as I know, owls are protected by the law in the USA and in the United Kingdom, nobody can kill, injure or hunt them. Also, nobody has the right to disturb owls, when their are sitting on the eggs, because it can harm the future population, actually, it can prevent owls from … birth.

Masked black and white owlOwl with typical large eyes

White cute and small owlBubo lacteus owlOwl face

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18 opinions for

Night Queens – Owls

  • MorganLighter | August 15th, 2007 at 10:53 pm

    Mary – Wow! What awesome photos. I ran and got my wife so she could see them as well. We’ve been members of the WWF for years. Nice bit on man’s thinking regarding owls. Thanks. Best to you.

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  • Angel | August 16th, 2007 at 9:30 am

    Hello, MorganLighter! Thank you for your warm comment! I adore animals and find that owls are great birds, they are not only wise, beautiful, but also cute!

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  • Kadin | August 18th, 2007 at 6:05 pm

    hi nice post, i enjoyed it

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  • Angel | August 20th, 2007 at 6:20 am

    Thank you, Kadin, I love owls too!

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  • sk empoy | September 22nd, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    hello everyone!.. i pick this kind of owls night queen owl.. i want to send it to wildlive..

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  • jakey | October 16th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    Wow i like owls there so cool

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  • Tripple O G | October 18th, 2009 at 11:11 am

    i like to hunt owls at my ranch.. we usually get atleast 4 or 5 in a weekend.. they are pretty tough little birds.. but we can always find a way to take them down

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  • liz | November 5th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    why would anyone want to hurt them?

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  • Renata | January 25th, 2010 at 6:47 am

    I’m thinking make a owl’s tatto, but I’m not can find a really beauty photo to. You know, I want a picture of the flying’s owl but of a really specific way, like of owl’s face, and the wings but not the body. Anyone can help me? *-*

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  • whereartthouowls | May 10th, 2010 at 9:59 am

    hi i like owls but i don’t where they are can somewon help me learn where an owls are/? i wanted to know because i like owls but i didint no were they are tho.

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  • Barnowl « Nightingales | May 25th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    [...] Photo of barn owl in flight from CuriousAnimals. [...]

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  • Deborah Hart | June 14th, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    I have always believed that if an owl flies over you it is very GOOD luck, but I have had that beleif for my whole life and can’t remember where I heard or read it. I get so excited when it happens, and it happens almost every time I take a road trip! :)

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  • michel | December 5th, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    are we allowed to have a owl in our house their so fluffy and cute i have one he flies eveynight over my house sometimes i’m outside and he flies over me

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  • Ellie | January 10th, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    we have owls where we live but hardly ever see them. i love owls. they are like the coolest animals ever in the entire world. God did a good job when He made them didn’t he?

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  • some guy | January 29th, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    As far as I know, owls are protected by the law in the USA and in the United Kingdom, nobody can kill, injure or hunt them. Also, nobody has the right to disturb owls, when their are sitting on the eggs …

    That’s not surprising considering the US & UK freemasonic government… what about the other birds?

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  • Caits | February 10th, 2011 at 10:29 am

    Oh I lovveeee owls… i am doing a speech on them so I am so happy. Thank you soooo much for the pics!
    <3

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  • korey | February 20th, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    all birds, nests and their eggs are protected by law.. you can technically get in trouble for having a feather or remnants of eggs.. game birds/hunting seasons are another story.

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  • JC ;D | October 14th, 2011 at 7:51 am

    OMG, I super duper love them OWLS ♥
    They’re like the cutest creatures ever! :D

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