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Russian Orthodox Priest
Photo of the Day, September 28, 2009
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Father Sevastyan meditates on the Gospels at Svyato-Kazansky hermitage, one ...
San Marco Basin, Venice
Photo of the Day, September 27, 2009
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For every resident Venetian, hundreds of visitors pour into the ...
Iowa State Fair Tent
Photo of the Day, September 26, 2009
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Behind the scenes at the Iowa State Fair, kids tuck ...
Flag-Footed Bug and Passionflower
Photo of the Day, September 25, 2009
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A bird zeroing in on a flag-footed bug perched on ...
King Penguins in Moonlight
Photo of the Day, September 24, 2009
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As sure as moonrise over Possession Island, king penguins gather ...
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Photo of the Day, September 23, 2009
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Fourteen stories up a 30-story tree, Humboldt State University scientist ...
Green Leaf Insect
Photo of the Day, September 22, 2009
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Eyes and antennae barely reveal the head of the leaf ...
Cavern Explorer, Tennessee
Photo of the Day, September 21, 2009
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Underground you can still be the first person on Earth ...
Roosevelt Elk Cows
Photo of the Day, September 20, 2009
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Roosevelt elk cows scatter across a meadow in Prairie Creek ...
West Sumatra Fuel Station
Photo of the Day, September 19, 2009
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Women work at a West Sumatra gas station. Economic crises ...
El Khader Remains, West Bank
Photo of the Day, September 18, 2009
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The only community in the West Bank that remains completely ...
King Penguins Swimming
Photo of the Day, September 17, 2009
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A feeding party streams back to shore after several days ...
Carnival Costumes, Venice
Photo of the Day, September 16, 2009
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Instead of renting costumes from shops around the Piazza San ...
Candle Spruces at Night, Finland
Photo of the Day, September 15, 2009
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Candle spruces stand frozen before a backdrop of the northern ...
Electric Plant, Spain
Photo of the Day, September 14, 2009
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At an electric plant in southern Spain, mirrors as big ...
Old House, Bosnia
Photo of the Day, September 13, 2009
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Milica Nikolic, an elderly Bosnian Serb, lives near the village ...
Lishadi Market Vendor
Photo of the Day, September 12, 2009
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Pu Dengyi offers a modest assortment of birds, squirrels, and ...
King Spider Orchid
Photo of the Day, September 11, 2009
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Following a perfume trail to its source, male wasps in ...
Manta Rays, Hanifaru Bay, Maldives
Photo of the Day, September 10, 2009
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Graceful and efficient, 2,000-pound mantas feed on Indian Ocean ...
Brown Bear Under Water
Photo of the Day, September 9, 2009
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Fattening up for winter, a brown bear waits to snatch ...
Iron Hoop Cave, Alabama
Photo of the Day, September 8, 2009
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Millennia in the making, fantastical chambers like this are decorated ...
Rice Mill, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, September 7, 2009
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Steam rises from rice being processed at a small mill ...
Santa Lucia Green Roof
Photo of the Day, September 6, 2009
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The irrigated roof of a house in the exclusive Santa ...
Lighthouse Ruins, Mogadishu
Photo of the Day, September 5, 2009
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In the quiet of an abandoned lighthouse, young people chew ...
Wedding Gown Preparation
Photo of the Day, September 4, 2009
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Dress-up weddings happen so seldom in the Russian village of ...
Iowa Derby Car Jump
Photo of the Day, September 3, 2009
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Iowa's derby stunts are always a blast: Gregory "Dr ...
Prayers, Cambodia
Photo of the Day, September 2, 2009
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Water carries prayers for her ancestors. Widow Suy Moeur, 70 ...
Freshwater Dolphin, Amazon
Photo of the Day, September 1, 2009
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Imagined lords of a golden underwater city—the Encante—Amazon ...
Horse Scratching, Canada
Photo of the Day, August 31, 2009
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Relief is a rolling back scratch in the brush for a hobbled ...
Wild Dog, Botswana
Photo of the Day, August 30, 2009
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A wild dog peers out from tall green grass in Botswana.
This ...
Sperm Whale and Swimmer
Photo of the Day, August 29, 2009
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Andrew and his friend, a young sperm whale named Scar, swim together ...
Polar Bear Cubs Playing, Canada
Photo of the Day, August 28, 2009
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These two cubs are playing close to our Tundra Buggy in Canada ...
Lowland Gorillas, Congo
Photo of the Day, August 27, 2009
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Two big gorillas give threatening stares in the Republic of Congo. These ...
Diving Tiger, California
Photo of the Day, August 26, 2009
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I took this photo at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California ...
Camouflaged Toads
Photo of the Day, August 25, 2009
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Three leaf-litter toads collected within yards of each other almost disappear on ...
Elephants, Botswana
Photo of the Day, August 24, 2009
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This was shot in Chobe Reserve in Botswana. The elephant scenes at ...
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