Think you can win a staring contest with one of these? With piercing yellow eyes against a grey-brown face, spotted owlets are often seen when small birds spot them during the day and mob them. Once located, these primarily nocturnal owls will often stare down intruders, bob their heads and emit a loud "chirurrr-chirurrr-chirurrr" screech, or what"s sometimes described as laughter or chuckling.
Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Today in History
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Rock layers in Zumaia, Basque Country, Spain
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Short-eared owl
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Stormont Estate, Northern Ireland
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Go with the flow
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Autumn colours below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado, United States
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Black History Month begins
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Beauty comes in trees
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International Womens Day
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The lonely castle
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
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Asteroid Day
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The glowing winter
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Close to the wind
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Step back in time...
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History awaits atop the hill
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La Rocque Harbour, Jersey
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World Teachers Day
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Vatican City, Rome, Italy
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Rugged rocks and ancient history
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International Dark Sky Week
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A peck between penguins
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Wise guys
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World Environment Day
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
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Singing the blues
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
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