Paul Hobson / Long-eared owl (Asio otus) in Rowan tree with red berries, captive, Yorkshire, UK

Dietmar Nill / Little owl (Athene noctua) pair perched, courtship behaviour, Spain

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) taking off into flight from ground, Tornio, Finland, March. Magic Moments book plate.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on a fence post, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December

Markus Varesvuo / Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)Kuusamo Finland February 2012

Ben Hall / Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) perched in pine tree in snowfall, captive

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) big facial close up, Tornio, Finland, Scandinavia, March. Magic Moments book plate.

Ross Hoddinott / Little owl (Athena noctua), poking head out of hole in tree Devon, UK captive

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) perched on Birch tree branch in woodland, Kalajoki, Finland, Scandinavia, July.

Danny Green / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) taking off from the ground, Finland, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'

Lassi Rautiainen / Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) perched in tree in snow with head turned backwards, Finland, March

Sven Zacek / Female Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) perched on pine tree branch. Southern Estonia, May.

Ann & Steve Toon / Tawny owl (Strix aluco) in amongst hawkbit flowers, Leontodon, UK, September. Captive.

Eric Baccega / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) on ground, Quebec, Canada, February

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight. Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December, December December.

Eric Medard / Little owl (Athene noctua) young owlet stretching wings in the rain, France, July

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on a rusting iron wheel, Essex, England, UK, June.

Louis-Marie Preau / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) taking off over snow, Canada

Ben Hall / Long-eared owl (Asio otus otus) perched on stump in pine forest, Czech Republic, January

Juan Carlos Munoz / Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) chick, captive, Cabarceno Park, Cantabria, Spain, June.