# A Eurasian Eagle-Owl with Other Birds in a Landscape

- Date: c. 1690 - c. 1700
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 127 cm x width 101 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Broere Charitable Foundation
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-1821--b64111b9cb5a36e6994f5bd5092d429b)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/d09a3f49d30b0da73d17a5fada8ff324.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Even though owls are night predators, this eagle-owl has managed to catch a chicken during the day. It looks up angrily from his prey while being harassed by a wood pigeon. In general, in daytime, other birds ill try to keep owls from sleeping and chase them away. Eagle-owls are rarely found in the Netherlands. Dirk Valkenburg also worked in Vienna, which is where he most likely portrayed this imposing creature.