Markus Varesvuo / Pharaoh eagle owl (Bubo ascalaphus) on sand, Morocco, March.

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) Sahara Desert

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) on ground. Sahara Desert.

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) taking off. Sahara Desert. Small repro only

Ben Cranke / Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) perched on a rock, Mongolia, June.

Ben Cranke / Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo), Mongolia, June.

Lucas Bustamante / Cape eagle owl (Bubo capensis) in rocky landscape, Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Pharaoh's eagle owl (Bubo bubo ascalaphus) sitting on Tamarisk tree (Tamarix) in Sahara desert. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pharaoh / Savigny's eagle owl {Bubo ascalaphus} male in sand dune, Sweihan, UAE

Philippe Clement / Giant eagle owl eyes closed looking backwards {Bubo lacteus} South Africa Kalahari

Richard Du Toit / Giant eagle owl in Camelthorn tree, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, S.Africa

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Desert eagle owl (Bubo ascalaphus desertorum) head portrait, Dubai Safari Park, United Arab Emirates. Captive.