The eagle owl nests on the isolated rocky crags of Monfragüe, a similar habitat to the desolate ruins of ancient Babylon, where the prophet Isaiah predicted it would also make its home. ​ — Isaiah 13: 21.
Ūpji mēdz ligzdot uz nomaļiem Monfragves klinšu izvirzījumiem — vietās, kas atgādina senās Babilonas drupas, par kurām Jesaja pravietoja, ka tur apmetīsies šie putni.