Sooty Owl Earrings. Made in Australia from our original hand painted design, these earrings are printed with eco-friendly inks onto light weight, sustainably grown hoop pine and paired with stainless steel posts, perfect for sensitive ears! Tyto tenebricosa or Sooty Owls are nocturnal birds found in the rainforests and wet eucalyptus forests of south-eastern Australia. They are powerful hunters with excellent sight, sensitive hearing, silent flight and a distinctive piercing call that sounds like a falling bomb. Live in individual territories, form life-long pairs and raise offspring together in tree hollows. Associated with the qualities of mystery, silence, alertness, awareness, intuition and wisdom.