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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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
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Back to the nest
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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Kluane National Park
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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A house of grand scale(s)
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Wild scene on the Merced River
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Smoking nights in Austria
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The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Penguin Awareness Day
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It’s Siblings Day!
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International Day of the Tropics
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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A bite of ancient history
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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Indigo bunting
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Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
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At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Cue up the tango music
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A sleeping green giant
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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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Dance of the egret
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A river runs through it
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It s Bermuda s big day
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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International Museum Day
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