Think you can win a staring contest with one of these? With piercing yellow eyes against a grey-brown face, spotted owlets are often seen when small birds spot them during the day and mob them. Once located, these primarily nocturnal owls will often stare down intruders, bob their heads and emit a loud "chirurrr-chirurrr-chirurrr" screech, or what"s sometimes described as laughter or chuckling.
Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Today in History
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
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Orchha Fort complex, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
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The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
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Family on parade
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Giant panda eating bamboo
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World Bee Day
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The other great barrier reef
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Bada Bagh complex in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
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World Lion Day
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Lavender rows, Plateau de Valensole, Provence, France
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Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
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Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
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Mangalore, Karnataka
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Rhino mother and calf, Kaziranga National Park, Assam
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Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
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Earth Day
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Bridging the gap two ways
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Beauty all around
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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When just a pinch of salt won’t do
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Pearl among the emeralds
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Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah, United States
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Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Santa slalom
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International Day of the Tropics
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Celebrating the tropics
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Brown bear, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States
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