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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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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International Day of Forests
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
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Take this for a spin...
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The rainbow connection
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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High alpine color in Colorado
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Uncommon clouds are gathering
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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Happy International Zebra Day!
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Love blossoms
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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National Garden Week begins today
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Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
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National Take a Hike Day
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World Oceans Day
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