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
Today in History
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Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Lunar eclipse
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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And the skies filled with bats…
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Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Mardi Gras flower power
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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New beginnings
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Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
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Polar Bear Week
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International Surfing Day
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Patriot Day
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Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Alaska Day
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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Take the Stairs Day
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Merry Christmas!
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Christmas Eve
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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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