These little furballs will grow up to be great horned owls, fierce predators with camouflage coloring. For now, they sport a layer of fluffy light-colored down and have yet to grow their full "horns"—tufts of feathers known as plumicorns. But they will become voracious carnivores capable of hunting down prey larger than themselves, including other owls. Typical meals will consist of small animals like rabbits, squirrels, mice, and even scorpions.
Great horned owl fledglings
Today in History
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Happy Fat Tuesday!
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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Festivus
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World Population Day
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Steyr River, Austria
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It’s oh so quiet
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A story of wind and ice
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Let’s go foraging
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International Moon Day
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A monster view in Scotland
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Mada in Saleh, Saudi Arabia
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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In the Supertree Grove
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Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
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Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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The National Museum of the American Indian
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International Mountain Day
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White Sands National Park turns 90
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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Hen Galan
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Cheetah mother and cub
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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And they’re off!
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A big place to shop small
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Penguin Awareness Day
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National Trails Day
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Ruins of a royal temple
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