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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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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World Environment Day
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Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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Winter in the Wild West
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World Rivers Day
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Beautiful baobabs
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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Surfer s paradise
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Astrotourism at its finest
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Trunks stick together
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harlem
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A whale of a hug
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World Rivers Day
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A legend and a legendary home
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Wilderness Act anniversary
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Smoking nights in Austria
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National Llama Day
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Decorating for Diwali
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Kelp buddies
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Have you turned off your electronic device?
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Behold the blood moon
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