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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The ‘eighth wonder’?
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An architectural masterpiece fit for a king
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The grass looks greener on this side
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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Kinder Scout, England
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Halfway there
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Sunlight turning silver to gold
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Get ready for the blood moon
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Glasto turns 50
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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All hail the mighty mangrove!
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All is calm
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Bohemian waxwings
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Ride the wave
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Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah, United States
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Belogradchik Rocks, Bulgaria
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Harbour and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand
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Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, Netherlands
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Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Maldives
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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