Could you win a staring contest with this spotted owlet? These primarily nocturnal owls are sometimes mobbed during the day by birds trying to defend their territory from predators. With their piercing yellow eyes, the small owls will stare down intruders, bob their heads, and emit a loud "chirurrr-chirurrr-chirurrr" screech, sometimes likened to laughter or chuckling.
Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Today in History
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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International Rock Day
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Native American Heritage Month
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Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
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Presidents Day
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Tulips, Netherlands
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A cry for independence
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A sleeping green giant
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Not your average sandcastle
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Hanging out on a limb
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The parenting of a piping plover
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Boxing Day
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Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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Darwin Day
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A hint of spring
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Ahh-tumn
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American Eagle Day
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Mardi Gras flower power
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Milford Sound/Piopiotahi rainforest in New Zealand
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
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