Owls of North America Click on a picture for information, photos and sounds. Owls Owls have been the subject of much misunderstanding, superstition, and fancy. Over the centuries people have used owls to represent everything from evil, dark side to knowledge and wisdom. The wise, old owl is the most popular connotation today. People are starting to wise up too and realize the benefits of owls.
All owls are predators, which means they depend on other animals for food.
But very few predators feed on owls. In fact, owls often eat other predators, such as weasels, bats, shrews and insect-eating birds. Owls Owls are birds of prey that actively feed and hunt throughout the night and during twilight hours. Often mysterious to man, owls figure largely in myths, folklore and superstition. Their large eyes, nocturnal nature and eerie calls have led to fear and loathing by many.