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
Today in History
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Cowes Week
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The butterfly effect
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi
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Pride Month
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Rio Negro
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The dog days of summer
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Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
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Lei Day
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Totally Thames Festival, London
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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On the open ocean road
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Isn’t this view mesmerizing?
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International Mountain Day
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World Otter Day
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Remembrance Sunday
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Where history comes alive
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Nature’s blue wonder
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A salty situation
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Methoni Castle, Messinia, Greece
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The summer opening of Buckingham Palace
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Solo on the savanna
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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King of the jungle? Nope
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Wind powered ice racing
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A smooth landing, feet first
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