The modern West generally associates owls with wisdom and vigilance. This link goes back at least as far as Ancient Greece, where Athens, noted for art and scholarship, and Athena, Athens' patron goddess and the goddess of wisdom, had the owl as a symbol.

Owls are known for their unique adaptations like silent flight, exceptional night vision and keen hearing, making them formidable nocturnal predators.Their forward-facing eyes provide binocular vision, while their ability to rotate their heads enhances their field of view since their eyes cannot move.Owls have significant cultural symbolism. People across various civilizations often associate them with wisdom, spirituality and omens.

 

This painting is dedicated to wonderful beautiful lab technicienne who works during summer at "Trattoria & Pizzeria LA LAMPARA Portoferraio Pizza NAPOLETANA RISTORANTE DI PESCE anche senza GLUTINE e DA ASPORTO all'Elba".