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From Thomas Becher

Owls always are very adorable and fascinating to me!

Long-eared owl

Canon EOS R5m2 * EF 300 mm f/2.8 L IS II USM

1/800 Sec. * f/2.8 * 300 mm * ISO 200

Germany, December 2025

From ARC

It's that time of year again: Great Horned Owl baby season! Our surrogate mom, Nonamé, has been preparing and exhibiting her typical nesting behaviors, such as taking apart her perches to gather nesting material and spending more time on her lower perch, where she typically watches her owlets.

As we have done in past years, we have given Nonamé a nest on the ground made of sticks, pine needles, pine cones, and various greenery. Since Nonamé is unable to fly, her nest is located on the ground. Great horned owls do not build their own nests from scratch; instead, they utilize pre-existing nests, often adding materials like moss, pine needles, and discarded feathers. Nonamé has been diligently rearranging her nest, adjusting the sticks and other materials to her liking.

From Meaghan Garrahan

So often when I'm editing owls I'm thinking I wish people weren't looking at them on their little phone screens because there's no way it could do their beauty justice 🥹

From Rhody Peach

The Northern Hawk Owl is a striking bird that looks like a mash-up of an owl and a hawk. Unlike most owls, it has a long tail and a slim, streamlined body that gives it a very hawk-like silhouette in flight. Its bold black-and -white facial markings and piercing yellow eyes make it instantly recognizable, even from a distance.

One of the most unusual things about the Northern Hawk Owl is that it is active during the day. While many owls hunt at night, this species prefers daylight, especially in the long summer days of the far north. Its excellent eyesight allows it to spot prey from treetops or utility poles, where it sits perfectly still before swooping down with incredible speed and accuracy.

Northern Hawk Owls are powerful hunters despite their moderate size. They mainly feed on small mammals such as voles and mice, but they will also catch birds when the opportunity arises. In years when rodent populations boom, these owls may raise more young and even expand their range farther south than usual, surprising birdwatchers in places where they are rarely seen.

These owls are native to the boreal forests of North America, Europe, and Asia, thriving in cold climates with open woodland and clearings. Instead of nesting in tree cavities like many owls, Northern Hawk Owls often use broken treetops or abandoned nests left behind by other large birds. This preference for exposed nesting sites gives them excellent visibility but also makes them more vulnerable to predators.

Another fascinating trait is their fearless personality. Northern Hawk Owls are known to aggressively defend their territory and young, sometimes diving at animals-and even humans-that come too close. This bold behavior, combined with their sharp hunting skills and daytime activity, makes the Northern Hawk Owl one of the most distinctive and captivating owls in the world.

From Tristan Williams

Scottish Owl Centre

We recently put together two new pairs of Indian Eagle Owls. The new males have very different personalities.

One seems more mature and is wooing Meena, 28 years old and takes no shit, with food offerings in the (wrong) nestbox. The other fella has a big attitude.

These pics show his reaction when he first spotted our nosey Steppe Eagle looking down at him. No shits given.

I imagine him saying in a Glaswegian accent 'yeah? come down here an I'll kick your teeth in'.

His new blonde lady friend seems quite impressed, like 'oooh look at him' lol. 😄

From Seaside Seabird Sanctuary

They grow up so fast! 🥲

We wanted to share a progress report on our young Eastern Screech-Owl patient! The owl is developing quickly, and has now reached the stage where it is perching and beginning to self-feed.

It never ceases to amaze us how quickly baby birds grow and develop - For many species of bird, the process of development from still incubating within the egg until they leave the nest as a fledgling is often less than a month!

We're excited to see this little one continue to develop and grow, and to soon be returned back into the wild!

From Alan Murphy

You normally see and capture burrowing owls on the ground - but I got this one banking!

From Souvik Kundu

Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops)

A true needle-in-a-haystack migrant, the Eurasian Scops Owl is one of the rarest owls you can hope to see in India, with only a handful of confirmed records from the subcontinent so far.

Breeding in southern Europe and western-central Asia, it normally winters in Africa, and only a few stragglers reach western India during autumn migration. Published records come mainly from coastal Gujarat and, very recently, Kolkata's outskirts, underlining how exceptional any Indian sighting is.

Very few accepted records are known from Maharashtra, so this sighting represents a landmark.

Panje, Uran January 2026

From Misty O'Neil Epstein

I had given up on finding the male owl last night, as it was getting so dark when this happened!!

Someone in the parking lot, as I was leaving, had their lights on, shining in his direction, which is the only way I spotted him in the pine tree. We both were surprised to see each other at that moment.

Not sure what that was in his mouth, but he kindly got dinner for his nesting mate.

From Norfolk Owls

Kings Lynn care home gets a visit from a few owl ambassadors. All parties seem to have enjoyed their adventures.

From Dan Minicucci

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From Rita Flohr

Trying to sunbathe when the squirrels are busy in the same tree. Love when the screech owls pop out in their cavity for some sunshine!