Do you find yourself thriving in the daytime while your friends love to stay out late? If so, you"ve got a friend in the northern hawk-owl, one of the world"s few owls that is only active during the day. This vocal bird inhabits the boreal forests of North America and Eurasia and has different calls for mating, communicating with young and announcing that danger is nearby. Northern hawk-owls aren"t picky eaters, they"ll consume mice, rats, voles, lemmings, rabbits, shrews, moles, occasionally other small birds and have even been seen eating frogs and fish. No worries, we"re not on the menu, but if you wander too close to their nest, protective parents have been known to swoop at humans to keep them away.
Northern hawk-owl
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International Archaeology Day
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A show of prehistoric hands
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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A mile-high island
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Where history comes alive
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Park of the Monsters
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Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
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A scented sea of purple
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Red grouse
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A beautiful labyrinth
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Masterpiece of acoustic engineering
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All is calm
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In the foothills of Snowdon
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Silvereyes
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Apple trees in spring, Germany
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Palouse region, Idaho, USA
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The mystery of Stonehenge
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World Wildlife Day
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Get ready for the blood moon
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Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
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Stop and smell the Sakura
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Is it art?
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Firefall at Yosemite
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia