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A little owl love on Mothering Sunday A love so pure and so selfless! This little owl is shown feeding her baby son as we celebrate Mothering Sunday in the UK. The UK’s smallest owl, they reach full height at around 20cm– so are quickly caught up by their offspring. With striking yellow eyes and a mottled brown and cream colouring, it is not unusual to spot little owls sitting on fence posts like this one during the daytime, scouring the ground for food – from crickets and beetles to small mammals. They nest in holes – usually in trees but, thanks to their small stature, can set up homes in abandoned rabbit burrows and cavities in buildings and rocks. The little owl was introduced to the UK in the late 1800's and is now largely found in the farming landscapes of southern and south east England. They raise their young between May and July and are quite chatty, so listen out for their distinctive calls - the males can be particularly noisy when establishing their territo...

Portrait of poet Pablo Neruda projected on a building in Santiago, Chile It's World Poetry Day For World Poetry Day, we're seeing the stylized visage of poet Pablo Neruda projected on a building in his native Chile. World Poetry Day was established by UNESCO to acknowledge 'that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same questions and feelings'. Neruda, a Nobel laureate generally held up by Chileans as their national poet, made his early mark with famously racy love poetry. But his palette of questions and feelings evolved, expanding into surrealism, epic history, and radical politics. His death in 1973 after a bout with cancer was mourned publicly by Chileans - in defiance of newly installed dictator Augusto Pinochet, whom many Chileans link to Neruda's untimely passing. For World Poetry Day, UNESCO encourages embracing the tradition of reciting poetry for an audience - so keep your eyes peeled for poetry slams and other gatherings of langu...

Brightly coloured powder for sale during Holi A festival of  colors Hindus in India and around the globe are celebrating Holi today, a spring celebration also called the festival of love, or the festival of colors. Why colors? Because these colorful powders are flung in joyous revelry to welcome spring and celebrate the blossoming of love. It is a time to forget old grievances and hope for a bountiful spring harvest season.

The 2019 Lemon Festival in Menton, France.

  Humpback whale feeding on herring off the coast of Kvaløya, Troms, Northern Norway. Today is valentine's day. People make new love tales by inventing new ways to send romantic, adorable messages and gifts for the reminiscence of their love and beloved ones on 14th of February. Here is another lover, another tale of courtship which gives a true sense of belonging to those who are romantic at the hearts. The humpback whales have a way to reach to their lovers' heart especially the males. The Male humpbacks are famous for their haunting songs, which can last up to 20 minutes and be heard over great distances underwater. Scientists aren’t sure why exactly the males sing these ballads, but some assume it’s related to courtship. That sounds romantic enough, but ladies take note - the humpback isn’t one to settle down. It's a migratory animal that swims up to 25,000 kilometers a year, travelling from southern breeding grounds to Arctic waters like these.

Polar bear cubs playing in Kaktovik, Alaska