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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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Native American Heritage Month
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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Birds and bees, and why they re so important
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Oloupena Falls, island of Molokai, Hawaii
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A bridge too Fawr
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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Pandas pucker up for International Kissing Day
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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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In the valley of the doll
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Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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World Architecture Day
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Oktoberfest begins!
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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Celebrating World Wildlife Day
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Decorating for Diwali
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Sedona, Arizona
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World Sea Turtle Day
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The largest American bison around
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World Bee Day
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A viewer with a view
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Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
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Bluebells in Hertfordshire, England
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Crested caracaras
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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Llama Day
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