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Sea Stacks, Outer Hebrides
Photo of the Day, March 12, 2010
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Their crumpled layers as old as the continents, the ...
Pollen on Geranium Stigma
Photo of the Day, March 6, 2010
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The size of the grains is measured in millionths ...
Women Digging, India
Photo of the Day, March 2, 2010
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During the dry season herding activity slackens, and the ...
Decken's Sifaka, Madagascar
Photo of the Day, March 1, 2010
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A Decken's sifaka peers out from a jagged ...
Arctic Fox
Photo of the Day, February 19, 2010
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The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) is well suited for frigid weather ...
Fireflies, Ontario
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2010
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This is about one hour of firefly activity near my home ...
Moose, Snake River
Photo of the Day, February 8, 2010
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Two moose finish their last meal of the day as the ...
Cedar Waxwing
Photo of the Day, February 3, 2010
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A cedar waxwing fills up on berries.
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Orangutan, Borneo
Photo of the Day, February 2, 2010
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A young orangutan swings from tree to tree in Tanjung Puting ...
Marin Headlands Bunker
Photo of the Day, January 30, 2010
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The location is the Marin Headlands near the Golden Gate Bridge ...
Pink Orchid
Photo of the Day, January 27, 2010
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A dancing orchid
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Green Lake, Mount Abu
Photo of the Day, January 25, 2010
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I was travelling across Rajasthan when I saw the lake in ...
Curled Fern Leaf
Photo of the Day, January 24, 2010
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This unfolding fern leaf looks a bit like it's rolled ...
Lily Pads, Venetian Gardens
Photo of the Day, January 19, 2010
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This Photo was taken at Venetian Gardens in Leesburg, Florida, just ...
Painted Hills Rainbow
Photo of the Day, January 16, 2010
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Taken at the Painted Hills National Monument in Central Oregon near ...
Lake Ohrid Dock Remains
Photo of the Day, January 15, 2010
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This is part of the old dock of Lake Ohrid, Republic ...
Purple Leaf, Vancouver
Photo of the Day, January 8, 2010
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This leaf struck me as so interesting and beautiful, as it ...
Polar Bears Playing
Photo of the Day, January 7, 2010
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This interested third party was observing the "interactions" of two polar ...
Coastline, The Snares
Photo of the Day, December 29, 2009
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Bull kelp clings to the coastline of New ...
Lightning at Huntington Beach, Ohio
Photo of the Day, December 28, 2009
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While at Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio ...
African Elephant, Ngorongoro Crater
Photo of the Day, December 27, 2009
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An African elephant crosses the lush green of ...
Northern Spotted Owl
Photo of the Day, December 23, 2009
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A tagged northern spotted owl swoops toward a ...
Lightning Model
Photo of the Day, December 15, 2009
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Westinghouse engineers use this miniature system for tests ...
Owachomo Bridge at Night, Utah
Photo of the Day, December 13, 2009
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A starry night gleams above Owachomo Bridge in ...
Keoladeo National Park, India
Photo of the Day, December 12, 2009
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Openbill storks, a bird indigenous to the region ...
Cuban Tree Frog, Florida
Photo of the Day, December 9, 2009
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This is a Cuban tree frog on a ...
Candle Spruces at Night, Finland
Photo of the Day, December 7, 2009
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Candle spruces stand frozen before a backdrop of ...
Kolmanskop, Namibia
Photo of the Day, December 5, 2009
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This photograph was made in Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop ...
Dust Storm, Sydney
Photo of the Day, November 22, 2009
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The dust storm that hit Sydney on 23 September 2009 was ...
Krog Street Tunnel, Atlanta
Photo of the Day, November 21, 2009
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I shot this during the Atlanta flood. I chanced upon a ...
Dandelion
Photo of the Day, November 19, 2009
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Parachute ball dandelion on bright Icelandic blue sky.
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Aspen Grove, Oregon
Photo of the Day, November 17, 2009
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On the road to the Steens Mountain peak in eastern Oregon ...
Spitfire Lake Reflection
Photo of the Day, November 15, 2009
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Taken on Spitfire Lake in the Adirondack Park at around 7 ...
Leopard in Tall Grass, Namibia
Photo of the Day, November 13, 2009
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Out on our early morning drive in the Ongrava Reserve near ...
Doorway and Green Field, Scotland
Photo of the Day, November 10, 2009
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On a recent visit to Scotland I caught this shot of ...
Red Flower, Friendswood, Texas
Photo of the Day, November 8, 2009
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The second Friendswood, Texas, flood of 2009 settled to reveal this ...
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