Claus Meyer / Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) couple perching on a snag in which they nest, Pantanal ecosystem, Brazil

Norbert Wu / Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) night hunter with prey, Georgia

Shin Yoshino / Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) returning to nest with prey, Japan

Shin Yoshino / Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) landing on nest at night, Nagasaki, Japan

Michael Durham / Barn owl {Tyto alba} landing on branch at night. Oregon, USA

Michael Durham / Barn owl {Tyto alba} landing on branch at night. Oregon, USA

Chris Packham / Little owl {Athene noctua} with prey for nestling, England, UK

Jabruson / African wood owl (Strix woodfordii) perched with Potto kill, Epulu Ituri Rainforest Reserve, Dem Rep of Congo

Jabruson / African (Woodford's) wood owl (Strix woodfordii) Zaire Epulu Ituri Rainforest Reserve

Richard Du Toit / Spotted eagle owl (Bubo africanus) with wings spread for cooling. Kruger NP, South Africa

Dietmar Nill / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) landing. Germany, Europe

Dietmar Nill / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) landing. Germany, Europe

Tom Vezo / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus). Raptor Center, New York, USA

Yuri Shibnev / Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) with prey. Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Far East Russia

Dietmar Nill / Scops owl (Otus scops) landing. Germany

Michael Durham / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) perching on tree branch at night with wings spread, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, Oregon

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata) perching in the rainforest at night, Costa Rica

Paul Johnson / Little owl {Athene noctua} outside nest box with prey UK

Paul Johnson / Little owl {Athene noctua} on tree stump UK.