Robert HardingThere are around 200 species of owls, recognisable by their wide heads, large eyes with binocular vision and upright stance. Owls – associated with wisdom in folklore – mostly hunt insects, smaller mammals and other birds. Here are some of our favourite owl photos from the archive.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl adult with lizard, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA (Image Broker/Robert Harding)
Boreal owl in nest, Yukon, Canada (National Geographic/Robert Harding)
A western screech owl at the Denver Zoo, Colorado, USA (National Geographic/Robert Harding)
Tawny owl adult in flight in Scotland (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Burrowing Owl, Florida, USA (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
A portrait of a great horned owl, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (National Geographic/Robert Harding)
Little owl in drainpipe, captive, United Kingdom (Ann & Steve Toon/Robert Harding)
A short-eared owl at a raptor recovery center, Malcom, Nebraska, USA (National Geographic/R Harding)
A captive great horned owl at a recovery center, Gibbon, Nebraska, USA (National Geographic/R Harding
Great grey owl (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Captive snowy owl (Ann & Steve Toon/Robert Harding)
Chicks of Northern hawk owl, native to Scandinavia and Eurasia, World Owl Trust, Cumbria, England (Ann & Steve Toon/Robert Harding)
Barn owl, Cumbria, England (Ann & Steve Toon/Robert Harding)
Spotted eagle owl, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa (James Hager/Robert Harding)
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