The Halloween season is upon us, so let"s meet one of the holiday"s icons: the great horned owl. With its keen vision, eerie vocalizations, and silent flight, this owl has historically been revered and feared. In folklore and mythology, owls were considered symbols of wisdom and omens of death. On Samhain, the Celtic precursor to Halloween, the owl was believed to be the kin of roaming spirits.
Great horned owl
Today in History
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American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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75 years of the United Nations
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Vatican City with St. Peters Basilica
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Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
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Daylight saving time
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Porto, Portugal
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They’re grrrape!
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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It s fair season
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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International Dark Sky Week
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Forward-thinking women of history
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A medieval Moorish gem
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Taughannock Falls State Park
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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It s only Wednesday
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