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 vocalizations, 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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First Cliff Walk
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Spectacular views below!
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National Aviation Day
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Looking down on the Otter
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King of the dinosaurs
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National Napping Day
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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National Gardening Week
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
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Northern coast of Colombia
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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World Lion Day
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
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A most sincere pumpkin patch
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Carl Sagan Day
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The long and wiggling path
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Black History Month
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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