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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Saint Davids Day
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Where the humpback whale sings
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Nap your worries away
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Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
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A walk in the clouds
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A chocolate lovers favourite fruit
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Eurasian red squirrel, Switzerland
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London Marathon
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A day for cousins of every stripe
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Black-naped monarch
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Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
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Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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World Philosophy Day
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Green-crowned brilliant hummingbird
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The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
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81st anniversary of D-Day
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World Population Day
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
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Christmas lights on buildings of Domaso, Lake Como, Italy
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Meon Hill, Gloucestershire
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