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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A garden of prickly delights
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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A wild and scenic scene
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World Migratory Bird Day
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A hermitage with a view
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Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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A shell of many colors
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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Necropolis of Dargavs
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World Water Day
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Celebrating sea otters
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Ancient groves in Australia
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GOAL!
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Women s History Month
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Autumn in Piedmont
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Mother s Day
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Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
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