In the owl world, you"re either a member of the Strigidae or Tytonidae. That might sound like two warring houses from "Game of Thrones," but these are the two families of classification that make up the 200+ species of owls around the world. The Tytonidae family includes barn owls, which have distinct heart-shaped facial disks, while the larger Strigidae family consists of true (or typical) owls, most of which have round faces.
Eurasian scops owl
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
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Jerte Valley in bloom
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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Poinsettia Day
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International Tiger Day
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Take me to the river
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Great on so many levels
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Instant romance
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Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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What are these creatures?
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Winterpret on ice
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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An avian predator built for the snow
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Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
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A walk among the giants
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Back on the rise
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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International Moon Day
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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