Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand Aug 8, 2024

Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand

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.

© Tfilm/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Aug 8, 2018In celebration of cats
Aug 8, 2019Spot on for International Cat Day
Aug 8, 2020It s ∞ Day!
Aug 8, 2021Bridge to infinity
Aug 8, 2022Pantaleu
Aug 8, 2023Infinity Day
Aug 8, 2025Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 7, 2025Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
Feb 3, 2022Corjuem Fort in Goa, India
Jan 20, 2024Penguin Awareness Day
Feb 18, 2025The Great Blue Hole, Belize
Oct 4, 2022World Space Week
Apr 14, 2019A view fit for a queen
Jan 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
May 14, 2019Cannes, France, in the spotlight
Mar 27, 2025World Theater Day
Dec 7, 2024National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 10, 2022Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
Feb 20, 2024Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, England
Dec 14, 2022National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
Sep 6, 2021All in a day s work
Feb 11, 2022harlem
Sep 14, 2018Back to the nest
Aug 3, 2018Taking the scenic route to Sturgis
Apr 10, 2019Siblings that play together…
Apr 25, 2020Rockin with the rockhoppers
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Dec 28, 2024Endangered Species Act
Jul 15, 2024Marine Day, Japan
Jun 10, 2024The city of Osaka at night, Japan
Feb 19, 2019A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
Nov 11, 2020Honoring our veterans
Sep 22, 2021What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
Dec 24, 2025Christmas Eve
Oct 2, 2018North Cascades National Park at 50
Nov 6, 2022New York City Marathon
Apr 21, 2024National Park Week continues