Could you win a staring contest with this spotted owlet? These primarily nocturnal owls are sometimes mobbed during the day by birds trying to defend their territory from predators. With their piercing yellow eyes, the small owls will stare down intruders, bob their heads, and emit a loud "chirurrr-chirurrr-chirurrr" screech, sometimes likened to laughter or chuckling.
Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Today in History
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A magnificent monolith
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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The long and wiggling path
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Hezké svátky
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World Environment Day
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Polar bear capital of the world
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Relationship status: It s complicated
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Poppies for Armistice Day
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Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
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This grizzly has Napping Day down
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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International Rock Day
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Salt of the earth
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Four Sisters, thousands of trees
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A whale of a picture
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Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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Killer whales in Spildra, Norway
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Christmas Bird Count
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A silent witness to history
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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Tree of many colors
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Saint Dwynwen s Day
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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Pi Day