Snowy owl near the Canadian Rockies Mar. 1, 2026

Owls are full of contradictions. Silent wings, loud opinions. They are night hunters that somehow feel ancient. From myths to cartoons, they have always had a presence. Athena"s owl symbolised wisdom, while pop culture gave us lines we still quote—remember Owl from "Winnie-the-Pooh" always sounding sure of himself?

© www.harshadventure.com/Moment/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Spirit of the Puffing Wind
Mar. 1, 2024Wheaton River, Yukon
Mar. 1, 2025Aurora borealis over Maligne Lake in Alberta

More Desktop Wallpapers:

The sprout with amazing potential
Jun. 11, 2024A group of Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
Nov. 17, 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
Mar. 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Apr. 22, 2024Earth Day
Dec. 7, 2024Lake Ontario, Toronto, during winter
Bridging past and present
Whats blooming so brightly?
Feb. 7, 2025Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
Nov. 29, 2023Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree lighting
Nimble and stealthy
Lighting the world
Nov. 6, 2025Celebrating Yi Peng
Apr. 28, 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
40 years of recovery
Mar. 12, 2025Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Apr. 16, 2025Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
Aug. 23, 2025St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
The Rainbow Bridge
Jan. 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
From victory to festivity
Jan. 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, United States
Oct. 2, 2024Autumn in the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon
An ocean of stars above the desert
A future built on the past
Nature’s blue wonder
Oct. 13, 2023Jasper Dark Sky Festival
Man-made, meandering Lake Powell
Nov. 15, 2024Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Jul. 30, 2024San Gimignano, Siena, Italy