Today is International Owl Awareness Day — see if you can spot the camouflaged owls in these 10 photos

Talia LakritzAug 4, 2020, 19:55 IST

Do you see the owl?Scott McCusker /500px/Getty Images

August 4 is International Owl Awareness Day.
Owls are masters of disguise and can be hard to spot in tree trunks and leafy branches.

There are around 250 species of owls in the world, and they can be found on every continent except for Antarctica. As predators at the top of the food chain, owls help control the populations of the hares, weasels, and mice that they feed on to keep their ecosystems balanced. They also excel at concealing themselves in tree trunks and leafy branches.

In honor of International Owl Awareness Day on August 4, see if you can spot the camouflaged owls in these 10 photos.

Can you spot the great horned owl in this photo?

Where's the owl? Sparty1711/Getty Images

It's peeking out of the trunk.

It's there. Sparty1711/Getty Images

There's a snowy owl along this frozen landscape. Can you see it?

Can you see the owl? Panadian/Getty Images

The owl can be seen flying along the frozen prairie.

There's the owl. Panadian/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

Can you see the Eurasian scops owl against the tree?

Where's the owl? zahoor salmi/Getty Images

Its plumage blends in with the bark.

There's the owl. zahoor salmi/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

There's an owl concealed in the tree branches. Do you see it?

It's there somewhere. Sourabh Bharti/Getty Images

The owl is perched in the trees.

There it is. Sourabh Bharti/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

Can you spot the sleepy western screech owl?

Do you see the owl? Scott McCusker /500px/Getty Images

The owl is nestled into a hole in a tree.

The owl, revealed. Scott McCusker /500px/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

Where's the screech owl in this photo?

Do you see the owl. mlorenzphotography/Getty Images

It's there on the tree, looking like part of the bark.

There's the owl. mlorenzphotography/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

Where's the scops owl?

Do you see the owl? thrutheframe/Getty Images

It looks like it's just another piece of bark.

There it is. thrutheframe/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

Do you see the great gray owl?

Where's the owl? Jérémie LeBlond-Fontaine/Getty Images

The owl's feathers perfectly match the tree behind it.

There it is. Jérémie LeBlond-Fontaine/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

How many great horned owls do you see in this photo?

Where are the owls? Jeff R Clow/Getty Images

There are two of them.

There they are. Jeff R Clow/Getty Images, Talia Lakritz/Insider

And now, for the final challenge — can you tell where this last owl is hiding?

Where's the owl? Sujal Manandhar/Getty Images

At this distance, it's a tiny dot on the tree.

It's barely visible. Sujal Manandhar/Getty Images

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