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 vocalisations 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
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World Bicycle Day
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Remembering D-Day
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Great white egret, Hungary
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International Cheetah Day
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Grandparents Day
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Saint Davids Day
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Nature at its colourful best
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Ocean City, Maryland, USA
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American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Brighton Festival
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Pride Month
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Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Hertfordshire, England
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Paro Tsechu Festival, Bhutan
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Cowes Week
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The play’s the thing
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Flying the flag for Pride
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Stonewall uprising anniversary
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Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
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One on land, a million in space
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International Whale Shark Day
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Beauty by the bay
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A vibrant, sun-drenched island
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
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King of the ocean
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Rising with the sun
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Sway with the Amazonian canopy