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Picture of the day for January 1, 2020

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Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) perching on an impala (Aepyceros melampus) in Chobe National Park, Botswana. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 31, 2019

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An ice cave on Olkhon Island, eastern Siberia, Russia.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 30, 2019

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A Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) in Sète, France.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 29, 2019

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A view towards Okshornan peaks from Tungeneset on the island of Senja, Norway.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 28, 2019

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Main nave of the Virgin Mary church, Wrocław, Poland.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 27, 2019

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View inside the lava lake of Ertale volcano, Afar Region, Ethiopia. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 26, 2019

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The view from a US Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, as it delivers aid to a mosque in the town of Meulaboh on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which occurred 15 years ago today.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 25, 2019

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Sunset aerial photograph of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, where it is said Jesus ascended into Heaven, forty days after he was resurrected.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 24, 2019

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Nativity scene in the St Viktor Church in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 23, 2019

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L.A. Ring's painting Road in the Village of Baldersbrønde (Winter Day) from 1912 exhibited in National Gallery. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 22, 2019

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Aspidimorpha miliaris on a leaf in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. The insect is fairly small, at only 15 mm long.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 21, 2019

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Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) at Cano Negro, Costa Rica. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 20, 2019

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View of the town hall on a grey day, Unity of Italy Square, Trieste, Italy. The building dates from 1875 and is a work of Italian architect Giuseppe Bruni.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 19, 2019

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Christchurch Art Gallery during the blue hour. The gallery in this buildings was inaugurated on 10th May 2003. It was damaged during 2011 Christchurch earthquakes and re-opened exactly 4 years ago (19th December 2015).. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 18, 2019

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The Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the western and central parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. It is most closely related to the Sunda slow loris and the Bengal slow loris (N. bengalensis). The species has two forms, based on hair length and, to a lesser extent, coloration.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 17, 2019

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Common tiger (Danaus genutia genutia) male in Kerala, India. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 16, 2019

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Interior of the Church of the Teutonic Order in Vienna, Austria. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 15, 2019

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Wooden Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Zhovkva, Ukraine.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 14, 2019

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Exemplar of Leopard (Panthera pardus) devouring an antilope, Kruger National Park, South Africa.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 13, 2019

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A 50-light-year-wide view of the central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth - and death - is taking place.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 12, 2019

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The Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea), is a magnificent looking frog. In the late 1860s several consignments of these frogs were received from Sydney and released by the Auckland Acclimisation Society. There have been several attempts to establish populations of this species in the South Island.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 11, 2019

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Paysandisia archon (Palm moth), male dorsal side. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 10, 2019

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Corner of the walls in the foyer of the Central Branch of Greater Victoria Public Library, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The shadows and the reflection show the construction of the glass roof.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 9, 2019

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Aniva lighthouse on Sakhalin, Russia. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 8, 2019

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Hermitage of St Bartholomew, Canyon of the Lobos River Natural Park, province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. The hermitage was built in the beginning of the 13th century showing the transition from Romanesque to Gothic styles. The temple is located in a remote and quite location inside the Lobos River Canyon, a National Park.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 7, 2019

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Nezara viridula (Southern green stink bug, brown winter forme), with, on the head, egg of Trichopoda pennipes.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 6, 2019

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Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens) in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 5, 2019

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Early morning view to southwest from Ben Lawers: Meall Corranaich on the right, Meall nan Tarmachan on the left. Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 4, 2019

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The Three Sisters from Policeman Creek, Canmore, Alberta, Canada. The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks. They are known individually as Big Sister, Middle Sister and Little Sister.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 3, 2019

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Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge, Lynn Canyon Park, Vancouver, Canada. The bridge, built in 1912, is 50 metres (160 ft) high from the bottom of the canyon.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for December 2, 2019

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Black-chested snake-eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) holding a snake in Awash National Park, Ethiopia. Learn more .