Photo of the Day : Archive by Date :
(1600 photos)
Australian Sundew
Photo of the Day, March 24, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Thirsty bugs are drawn to what look like dewdrops ...
Gravesite, India
Photo of the Day, March 23, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A Rabari woman in Gujarat visits the grave of ...
Xkeken Cenote, Mexico
Photo of the Day, March 22, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
The Maya believed natural wells, such as the Xkeken ...
Homemade Swing, Nevada
Photo of the Day, March 21, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
After helping bring in the hay harvest, Amber Barlow ...
Hamar Girl, Ethiopia
Photo of the Day, March 20, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Crushed minerals are dusted over a Hamar girl's ...
Sheep, Scotland
Photo of the Day, March 19, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Tangles of seaweed lure a flock of sheep from ...
Skunk Clownfish and Sea Anemone
Photo of the Day, March 18, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Amphiprion akallopisos (skunk clownfish) and Heteractis magnifica (magnificent sea ...
Sea of Galilee
Photo of the Day, March 17, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Israelis relax by the Sea of Galilee, which is ...
Chimp Call
Photo of the Day, March 16, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
As rain falls in Congo's NouabaléNdoki National ...
Puffin, Shiant Islands
Photo of the Day, March 15, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Dapper black-and-white razorbills (at right) and bright-beaked puffins (at ...
Omo River at Dusk
Photo of the Day, March 14, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
An elder of the Kara tribe, his body decorated ...
Boreray Island, Scotland
Photo of the Day, March 13, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Fog lifts to reveal the island of Boreray, in ...
Sea Stacks, Outer Hebrides
Photo of the Day, March 12, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Their crumpled layers as old as the continents, the ...
Monastery Window, Greece
Photo of the Day, March 11, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A trinity of sun, sky, and sea paints an ...
Young Indian Nomad
Photo of the Day, March 10, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A roof overhead is new for Punkti, a shepherd ...
Nasca Lines, Peru
Photo of the Day, March 9, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
In the coastal desert of southern Peru, sprawling figures ...
Tomato Clownfish
Photo of the Day, March 8, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A male tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) tends his field ...
Simonos Petras Monastery
Photo of the Day, March 7, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Redoubt of the reclusive, Simonos Petras monastery was founded ...
Pollen on Geranium Stigma
Photo of the Day, March 6, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
The size of the grains is measured in millionths ...
Eastern Orthodox Christian Monks
Photo of the Day, March 5, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
On the holy peninsula of Mount Athos, monks chant ...
Sooty Albatross, South Georgia
Photo of the Day, March 4, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A light-mantled sooty albatross looks down on Gold Harbour ...
Hadza Man, Tanzania
Photo of the Day, March 3, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Long vistas and the dry season's withered vegetation ...
Women Digging, India
Photo of the Day, March 2, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
During the dry season herding activity slackens, and the ...
Decken's Sifaka, Madagascar
Photo of the Day, March 1, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A Decken's sifaka peers out from a jagged ...
Turtle
Photo of the Day, February 28, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
Turtle covered in green leaves
This photo and caption were submitted ...
Humpback Whale, Chatham Strait
Photo of the Day, February 27, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
A humpback whale breaches in Chatham Strait just off of Baranof ...
Mandarin Ducks, National Zoo
Photo of the Day, February 26, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
Three Mandarin ducks sit in formation on a handrail at the ...
Praying Mantis
Photo of the Day, February 25, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
Close-up of a praying mantis and an interesting background
This photo ...
Elephant, Kenya
Photo of the Day, February 24, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
A rainbow streams over a lone elephant as it walks in ...
Lion, South Africa
Photo of the Day, February 23, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
This South African lion looks a bit grouchy, but he was ...
Barracuda, Bismarck Sea
Photo of the Day, February 22, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
A school of barracuda surrounds a naturalist in the Bismarck Sea ...
Frogs
Photo of the Day, February 21, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
It was a simple shot in Hamburg 2008. I love this ...
Elephants, Namibia
Photo of the Day, February 20, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
This shot was taken just before the rainy season in Etosha ...
Arctic Fox
Photo of the Day, February 19, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) is well suited for frigid weather ...
Fireflies, Ontario
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
This is about one hour of firefly activity near my home ...
Brown Vine Snake, Panama
Photo of the Day, February 17, 2010
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
While on the island of Bocas Del Toro, Panama, a brown ...
Related Features
-
Best of April
See the most popular Photo of the Day images from April 2013, featuring a looming funnel cloud, starry skies over New Zealand, rays of sunlight shining through Mesa Arch, and more.
-
Best of March
See the most popular Photo of the Day images from March 2013, featuring Kyrgyz yurts, flying drones, frozen methane bubbles, and more.
