A special Sunday event: our eighth annual photo collection celebrating the magnificent birds of prey. 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), we invite you to take a look.
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A Siberian owl stretches out its talons while flying in a snowstorm. #
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A little owl stands among blooming pink heather on managed moorland, in Nidderdale, Yorkshire Dales, England. #
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A close view of a snowy owl, seen in Anchorage, Alaska. #
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Two long-eared owls, photographed in the Netherlands, rest on a branch. #
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A short-eared owl fights with a northern harrier. #
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Spotted owlets, photographed on May 25, 2023, gather on a branch in Kathmandu. #
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A snowy owl sits on a fence post beside a field in Canada. #
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An injured Eurasian eagle-owl is cared for in Sivas, Turkey, on January 27, 2024. The bird was discovered on its own in a private garden. Following treatment, it will be released back into its natural environment. #
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A short-eared owl flies over a riverbed in Yoshikawa, Japan. #
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A great horned owl and three owlets nest in a saguaro cactus. #
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Snickers, a great horned owl, is sprayed down with water by a volunteer at Liberty Wildlife, an animal-rehabilitation center and hospital, as afternoon temperatures climbed above 110 degrees Fahrenheit on July 26, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. #
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An owl perches on a branch at sunrise. #
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A snowy owl, photographed in Finland, hunts at sunrise. #
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A little owl peeks from behind a snowdrift. #
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A close view of a Ural owl, seen in Chomutov, Czech Republic #
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A male great gray owl, photographed in Finland, carries a vole to a nesting female. #
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A snowy owl rests on a beach at sunset on Long Island, New York. #
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A Eurasian eagle-owl is cared for in Altay, Xinjiang, China, on January 22, 2024. #
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A pair of spotted owlets cuddles on a branch. #
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A snowy owl flies over the frozen tundra in Canada. #
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A close view of a barn owl #
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Long-eared owls perch in a tree in Beyobası village, in the Sincan district of Ankara, Turkey, on January 14, 2024. #
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A long-eared owl, seen in Romania #
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A barn owl lands on a post at sunset. #
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A Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco sits in a tree in New York's Central Park on February 6, 2023. The owl, who resided at the Central Park Zoo, flew the coop after someone vandalized his exhibit by cutting through stainless-steel mesh. A year later, Flaco remains free, apparently thriving in the city. #
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An eastern screech owl rests in a hole in a tree trunk in Quebec, Canada. #
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A short-eared owl on the hunt, in the United Kingdom #
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A northern hawk-owl, seen in Norway, tilts its head for a good look. #
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Superb Owl Sunday VIII
Superb Owl Sunday VIII
Superb Owl Sunday VIII
Alan Taylor 10:00 AM ET 28 Photos In Focus
A special Sunday event: our eighth annual photo collection celebrating the magnificent birds of prey. 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), we invite you to take a look.
Read more Hints: View this page full screen. Skip to the next and previous photo by typing j/k or ←/→. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email/span>
A Siberian owl stretches out its talons while flying in a snowstorm. #
Tajborg / Getty Read more
A little owl stands among blooming pink heather on managed moorland, in Nidderdale, Yorkshire Dales, England. #
Anne Coatesy / Getty Read more
A close view of a snowy owl, seen in Anchorage, Alaska. #
Carl Auer / 500px / Getty Read more
Two long-eared owls, photographed in the Netherlands, rest on a branch. #
Miras Wonderland / Getty Read more
A short-eared owl fights with a northern harrier. #
Phil Seu Photography / Getty Read more
Spotted owlets, photographed on May 25, 2023, gather on a branch in Kathmandu. #
Prakash Mathema / AFP / Getty Read more
A snowy owl sits on a fence post beside a field in Canada. #
Donna Feledichuk / Getty Read more
An injured Eurasian eagle-owl is cared for in Sivas, Turkey, on January 27, 2024. The bird was discovered on its own in a private garden. Following treatment, it will be released back into its natural environment. #
Muzaffer Akyuz / Anadolu / Getty Read more
A short-eared owl flies over a riverbed in........