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Picture of the day for August 1, 2021

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Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta japonica) in summer plumage on Mount Tsubakuro, Japan. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 31, 2021

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A house wren (Troglodytes aedon) peeking out of its nest box in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 30, 2021

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Spherical panoramic of Türlersee in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. This lake features protected areas, a walking path and a public beach along its shore and is popular for recreation the entire year.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 29, 2021

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Male Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. Since 2015, it has been the national bird for the State of Palestine.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 28, 2021

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Tavče gravče traditionally served with long hot peppers.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 27, 2021

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Common lionfish (Pterois miles) at Shaab El Erg reef in the Egyptian part of the Red Sea. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 26, 2021

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Clementines – peeled and unpeeled. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 25, 2021

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Branches of a jade plant (Crassula ovata), potted in a teal glazed ceramic jar.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 24, 2021

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Saint Christopher at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 23, 2021

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Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger), Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 22, 2021

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Stairwell of the Water Tower in Vladimir, Russia. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 21, 2021

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Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon) in the Tauern Valley near Mallnitz, High Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 20, 2021

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The Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 19, 2021

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Mountain stream between S-charl in the Swiss Grisons and Piz Sesvenna on the border with South Tyrol. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 18, 2021

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Fields and drystone walls in Swaledale near Gunnerside. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 17, 2021

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Wooden doors in the imperial palace in Huế, Vietnam.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 16, 2021

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Former bulk bin (“Elephant”) in the port of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 15, 2021

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A chestnut heath (Coenonympha glycerion) photographed early in the morning when the dew was abundant.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 14, 2021

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Night panorama of Toronto.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 13, 2021

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Baobab (Adansonia digitata) in a typical landscape of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 12, 2021

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Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) of Samos.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 11, 2021

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A Negress by Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz, painted in 1884. Collection of the National Museum, Warsaw.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 10, 2021

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Tjasker Zandpoel, a tjasker windmill used for water level management near Wijckel, De Fryske Marren, Friesland, the Netherlands.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 9, 2021

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African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) male with attendant cattle egret, in the Chobe National Park, Botswana.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 8, 2021

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An eastern screech owl (Megascops asio), rehabilitated after an injury, with handler in New York City. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 7, 2021

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View of the right bank from the left bank of the Spiti River across a narrow valley about 15 km above Kaza, Spiti, Himachal, India. The river has cut a gorge about 100m (330') deep in the floor of the valley. The river bed elevation is 3,820m (12,533'). The Spiti is a braided river with many channels meandering along the broad river bed. NH 505 from Kaza (left) to Grampoo (right) is visible on the right bank. 23 June 2018.. Learn more .

Picture of the day for July 6, 2021

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French marigold (Tagetes patula), possibly a hybrid cultivar. Ukraine.. Learn more .