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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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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American goldfinch
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Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
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Independence Day
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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In praise of the pipes
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Mother s Day
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Oymyakon, Russia
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A medieval Moorish gem
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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Moody skies over Valletta
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Polar Bear Week
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Blink and you ll miss it
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Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
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Once in a pink moon
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World Octopus Day
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Take me to the river
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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