As with attracting any birds, the key to attracting owls is to provide their four basic needs: food, water, shelter, and nesting sites. Water: Owls get the vast majority of the fluid they need in their diets from the prey they consume, and they are not frequent visitors to bird baths.

They have no natural predators as adults, so most owls admitted to rehabilitation centers are the result of human-caused problems: hit by car, shot, electrocuted, caught in barbed wire, caught in leghold traps, west nile virus, poison, etc. Natural causes of death include starvation and hunting injuries.

Owls aren’t waterproof “They have given up the oil found in many feathers, which protects other birds form rain, for soft, silent feathers more valuable for stealthy hunting,” wrote Leigh Salvez in “The Hidden Lives of Owls” (Sasquatch Books, 2016).

Foxes, bobcats, coyotes or domestic cats, may kill an owl caught out in the open while mantling over prey. The number one cause of death among young owls is starvation, while others are taken by hawks.

Are owls good luck or bad luck? Owls have been mystified throughout history because they are night hunters and they are always attacking in the complete darkness. Many cultures believed that an owl is a symbol of death. They are a symbol of change, of transition, and a new beginning.

People generally consider owl as symbols of wisdom and knowledge, thanks to the endless owl mythology and folklore references. Owl symbolism can also mean transition and time.

Myth: Owls are bad luck/Owls are omens of death. Reality: Owls are no more bad luck than black cats, broken mirrors, or spilled salt. In many cultures, owls are seen as bad luck or omens of death and are feared, avoided or killed because of it.

Owls represent wisdom, knowledge, change, transformation, intuitive development, and trusting the mystery. They are tied to the spiritual symbolism of “death” which brings about new beginnings with a higher understanding and evolved perspective. Owls can show up when you are being asked to listen to your intuition.

The Bible does not say that owls are evil.it does say that an owl is an unclean flying creature and that we are not to eat it. Incidentally an owl can carry rabies! Don’t mess with the wild owl.

Isaiah 14:23, 34:15 The owl is a bird that frequents places in total ruin, and they are generally mentioned in the Holy Scriptures as a symbol of desolation, destruction, misery and loneliness.

The Feng Shui owl symbol could be used as a shield against any misfortune as well as reversing bad luck and negativity. Ideally, you can place it in any suitable corner which requires protection and good amount of positive energies.

The owl spirit animal usually symbolizes death, but it can also mean a great change will come into your life. Owls represent transition, in other words, and will guide you during difficult times in your life.

They Feel Threatened Like many animals, threatening an owl or its young could provoke an attack. Since owls can fly, the term “flight over fight” can be applied literally. But if one is injured or can’t fly away for some other reason, it is possible that it might resort to aggression.

Tips for Attracting Owls

• Install nesting boxes to provide owls with a secure location to set up home.
• Don’t prune large branches from trees.
• Put outdoor flood lights on timers.
• Provide bird baths.
• Mow the lawn less often to give owls a more appealing hunting ground.

Owls may be seen as spies, and nailing an owl to a door is believed to protect the home or barn from lightning or guard against the bird’s evil spirit. Different cultures believe owls can carry off children, and seeing an owl circling during the day is considered an omen of bad news or bad luck.

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