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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Don’t look down!
-
International Day of the Tropics
-
An oasis in a sea of sand
-
International Polar Bear Day
-
Maple and bamboo forests in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
-
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
-
Incan ingenuity
-
Leap Day
-
Tree-mendous
-
Tree frog
-
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
-
Autumn equinox
-
Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
-
El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, USA
-
Kick-off in Qatar
-
Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
-
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
-
International Archaeology Day
-
Star Wars Day
-
Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
-
What are these unique creatures?
-
International Day for Monuments and Sites
-
Rolling hills and charming villages
-
Let’s have a lek, see?
-
Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Navarra, Spain
-
Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
-
Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
St Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
-
The rolling hills of Moravia
-
A symbol of peace
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

