Ingo Arndt / Long eared owl in tree {Asio otus} Hessen Germany

Ralf Kistowski/ BIA / Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Alan Murphy / Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio), Texas

Markus Varesvuo / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in flight. Liminka, Finland. June

Bence Mate / Long eared owl (Asio otus) chicks perched on a cross, with the moon, in the background, Puszatszer, Hungary, June.

Patrick Donini / Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), Solothurn, Switzerland

Loic Poidevin,Loic Poidevin / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) diving at prey, Breton Marsh, West France, April

Sven Zacek / Female Long-eared owl (Asio otus) peeking from behind a spruce tree, Southern Estonia, June.

Milan Radisics / Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) roosting in tree, Szeged city, Southern Hungary, February 2009

Bence Mate / Two Long eared owl chicks (Asio otus) perching on tree branch in daylight, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight over Vendeen Marsh, West France, June

Tui De Roy / Short-eared owl (Asio flameus galapagoensis) looking between branches, portrait, Galapagos islands