A special Sunday event: our seventh annual photo collection celebrating such magnificent birds of prey. Not Eagles (nor Chiefs), these nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America and are depicted here in photos from recent years. If you have some time today before the big game (or are skipping the event entirely), I invite you to have a look.
Superb Owl Sunday VII
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![A snowy owl lands at sunset in a snow-covered field.]()
Read moreA snowy owl lands at sunset in a field in central Minnesota. #
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![A portrait of a small owl looking toward the photographer.]()
Read moreA portrait of a small owl taken in Tokyo, Japan #
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![An owl flares its wings while flying over railroad tracks.]()
Read moreAn owl flares its wings while flying over railroad tracks. #
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![A person looks closely into the face of an owl.]()
Read moreA falconer named Laura looks into the eyes of Hugo, a Eurasian eagle-owl, at a hunting fair in Dortmund, Germany, on June 8, 2022. #
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![A snowy owl perches on the roof of a house.]()
Read moreA snowy owl perches on a roof on December 31, 2022, in Cypress, California. Crowds of bird-watchers were visiting the Orange County neighborhood to gawk at the bird, which is normally found around the Arctic, Canada, and the northern U.S. #
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![A pair of small owls stand on sandy ground. The owl on the right tilts its head almost 90 degrees to its left.]()
Read moreA pair of burrowing owls in Cape Coral, Florida #
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![A barn owl is wrapped in a towel while receiving care in an animal hospital.]()
Read moreA barn owl is wrapped in a towel during a health check in Dubbo, Australia, on December 7, 2022. The new hospital is the only dedicated wildlife hospital west of the Blue Mountains. Aside from providing care to all of the animals in Taronga's care from Rhinos though to Siamangs, it also plays an important role in treating injured native wildlife and supporting the animals in the zoo's conservation breeding programs. #
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![An owl peeks over the edge of a wall.]()
Read moreAn owl peeks over the edge of a wall. #
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![An owl flying with prey in its talons, with a mockingbird in close pursuit]()
Read moreA great horned owl flying with prey in its talons, with a mockingbird in close pursuit #
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![An owl looks down from its perch on a tree branch.]()
Read moreA long-eared owl sits on a branch of a tree near Lake Tuz in Konya, Turkey, on February 22, 2022. #
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![Three baby owls stand on a plastic surface in a rescue center.]()
Read moreBaby owls being cared for at Dicle Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on June 13, 2022 #
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![An owl perches on a dead tree in a snowy forest]()
Read moreA great gray owl perches on a dead tree in a snowy taiga forest near Kuusamo, in northern Finland. #
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Read moreA small group of owls near Lake Van, Turkey, on February 25, 2022 #
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![A snowy owl flies low, just inches from a stretch of ice.]()
Read moreA snowy owl flies low across a stretch of ice. #
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![A barn owl stands on the shoulder of a protester during a demonstration.]()
Read moreA barn owl stands on the shoulder of a protester during a demonstration called by farmers' trade unions and hunting federations on March 20, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. #
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![An owl peers out from a hole in a tree.]()
Read moreA boreal owl peers out from a hole in a tree in Germany's Swabian Jura. #
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![A white owl walks across snow.]()
Read moreA snowy owl, taking a stroll #
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![An owl perches on a tree branch, spreading its feathers out in a threat display.]()
Read moreA great horned owl perches in a eucalyptus tree in Santa Cruz, California. #
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![An owl stands on the ground, with small chunks of dirt in the air nearby.]()
Read moreAn owl at La Aurora natural reserve, in Hato Corozal municipality, Casanare department, Colombia, on April 9, 2021 #
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![A close view of an owl's face]()
Read moreAn injured little owl in a rehabilitation center in Van, Turkey, on February 19, 2022 #
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![A small owl peers out from a gap in a wall.]()
Read moreA small owl peers out from a gap in a wall. #
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![An owl rests beside her three chicks in a nest on top of a dead tree trunk.]()
Read moreA female great gray owl rests beside her three chicks in a nest. #
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![An owl flies through the air.]()
Read moreA barn owl flies above Swindon, England, on February 6, 2023. #
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![A close view of a small owl]()
Read moreA close view of a white-faced owl #
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![A close view of a snowy owl]()
Read moreA snowy owl, photographed on a snowy day in the Netherlands #
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![An owl perches on a branch.]()
Read moreA Eurasian scops owl perches on a branch in Ukraine. #
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![An owl sits on a beach at sunset.]()
Read moreA view of a snowy owl at sunset, on a Long Island beach, in New York. #
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![A windswept owl looks toward the camera.]()
Read moreA windswept eagle owl looks toward the camera. #
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