Kim Taylor / Barn owl {Tyto alba} landing on fence post. Captive UK. NOT AVAILABLE for jigsaw puzzles in Germany Switzerland and Austria until 31st Dec 2014.

Dale Sutton / 2020VISION / Tawny owl (Strix aluco) flying with Dormouse prey (Muscardinus avellanairus) to nest, Sussex, UK, April

ZSSD / Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) portrait, native to North America

Claus Meyer / Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) swallowing a captured lizard, Caatinga, Brazil

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

Sylvain Cordier / Austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nanum) , perched, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia,Chile

Nick Saunders / Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) juvenile, Saskatchewan, Canada

Laurent Geslin / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) perched in tree at night, England, UK

Bence Mate / Two Long eared owl chicks (Asio otus) and adult with mouse, perching on garden fence at night, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Colin Varndell / Tawny owl (Strix aluco) perching on post after dark, Dorset, UK August

Markus Varesvuo / Long eared Owl (Asio otus) asleep in daytime, Helsinki Finland March

Christophe Courteau / Southern White-Faced Scops Owl (Ptilopsis granti), Botswana