To get us in the Halloween mood, we"re offering a seldom-seen sight—the Blakiston"s fish owl. Considered the largest of all living owls—about the size of a fire hydrant with a 6-foot wingspan—it"s among the rarest of owls, too. Experts estimate only a few thousand of these elusive birds remain, scattered in pockets of dense old-growth forests in northern Japan, the Russian Far East, northeastern China, and potentially North Korea.
Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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Fibonacci Day
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
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Daylight saving time
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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Womens History Month
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Holi festival
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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Acadia transformed
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Step into the dark
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Summer solstice
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National Bison Day
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Porto Cathedral, Portugal
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Denali National Park
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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The Elbe in Dresden, Germany
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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