The Halloween season is upon us, so let"s meet one of the holiday"s icons: the great horned owl. With its keen vision, eerie vocalizations, and silent flight, this owl has historically been revered and feared. In folklore and mythology, owls were considered symbols of wisdom and omens of death. On Samhain, the Celtic precursor to Halloween, the owl was believed to be the kin of roaming spirits.
Great horned owl
Today in History
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World Reef Day
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Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Nursing the world to health
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Menton, France
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A species no longer at risk
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Death Valley National Park, California
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Memorial Day
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Corjuem Fort in Goa, India
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Cinco de Mayo
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Happy holidays!
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Row, row, row your gondola
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Storm rolls over the grasslands
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It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples
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A cozy winter village
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A day for the dolphins
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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Groundhog Day
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Tough turf
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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It s Star Wars Day
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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