To get us in the Halloween mood, we"re offering a seldom-seen sight—the Blakiston"s fish owl. Considered the largest of all living owls—about the size of a fire hydrant with a 6-foot wingspan—it"s among the rarest of owls, too. Experts estimate only a few thousand of these elusive birds remain, scattered in pockets of dense old-growth forests in northern Japan, the Russian Far East, northeastern China, and potentially North Korea.
Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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Porthcawl Lighthouse, Wales, UK
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Groovy!
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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For Hispanic Heritage Month: Out of Many, One
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An aviation celebration
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Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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Mount Rainier National Park
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Steyr River, Austria
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Let’s celebrate
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International Mountain Day
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Feeling lazy? Today s your day.
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Brain coral
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A day to celebrate teachers
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And they’re off!
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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Marshland, Gloucester, MA
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Here comes summer
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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Black grouses lekking
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Ruins of a royal temple
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