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Patagonia, Chile

Photo of the Day, May 15, 2013

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I took this photo in Villa O'Higgins ...

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Great Egret, Florida

Photo of the Day, May 12, 2013

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This great white egret is often found at ...

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Winter, Bulgaria

Photo of the Day, May 11, 2013

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This is a landscape that I see every ...

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Shelf Cloud, Saskatchewan

Photo of the Day, May 9, 2013

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The day began as any other storm-chasing day ...

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Garden, Cape Town

Photo of the Day, May 7, 2013

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What inspired me to take this photograph was ...

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Tokai Forest, South Africa

Photo of the Day, May 3, 2013

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I woke up early to go take some ...

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Waterfall, Iceland

Photo of the Day, April 30, 2013

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This is an image I have had on my ...

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Blenny, Red Sea

Photo of the Day, April 29, 2013

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Small blenny fish hiding in a coral hole, Red ...

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Farmhouse, Delaware

Photo of the Day, April 28, 2013

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Painter Andrew Wyeth kept a secret studio a few ...

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Cape Blossom, Russia

Photo of the Day, April 27, 2013

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A barrier beach of marine rubble stretches toward desolate ...

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Diamondback, Big Bend National Park

Photo of the Day, April 26, 2013

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I carry snake tongs when I travel to Big ...

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Mesa Arch, Canyonlands

Photo of the Day, April 25, 2013

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Mesa Arch in Utah's Canyonlands National Park is ...

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Wolf, Denali National Park

Photo of the Day, April 24, 2013

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I photographed this wolf hunting snowshoe hares in Denali ...

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Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains

Photo of the Day, April 23, 2013

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This was taken in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains ...

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Sunrise, Badlands National Park

Photo of the Day, April 22, 2013

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Sunrise near Yellow Mounds, Badlands National Park

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Bluebells, Delaware

Photo of the Day, April 21, 2013

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Bluebells blooming along the Brandywine River mark springtime in ...

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Elephant Seal, California

Photo of the Day, April 20, 2013

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Female elephant seal scratching her head while another sleeps ...

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Chicken Farm, Pennsylvania

Photo of the Day, April 19, 2013

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Chickens provide the fertilizer on this Pennsylvania farm. The ...

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Funnel Cloud, Minnesota

Photo of the Day, April 18, 2013

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Northfield, Minnesota
Born in a bruising supercell, a funnel ...

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Kykuit Gardens, New York

Photo of the Day, April 17, 2013

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The gardens of Kykuit, at the Rockefeller estate in ...

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Trees in Snow

Photo of the Day, April 16, 2013

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The wind was blowing at 90 kilometers (56 miles ...

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Manta Ray and Snorkeler, Australia

Photo of the Day, April 15, 2013

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A snorkeler appreciates the beauty of a giant manta ...

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Swans, Prague

Photo of the Day, April 14, 2013

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Swans on the Vltava River in Prague

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Winter, Sweden

Photo of the Day, April 13, 2013

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Shot taken on a winter morning in the Swedish ...

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Sheep, Afghanistan

Photo of the Day, April 12, 2013

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In this high, barren valley called Little Pamir, survival ...

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Milky Way, New Zealand

Photo of the Day, April 11, 2013

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This was taken on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin ...

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Owl and Mouse, Minnesota

Photo of the Day, April 10, 2013

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Las Pozas, Mexico

Photo of the Day, April 9, 2013

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When a freak freeze killed the orchid collection on ...

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Butterfly and Rhododendron

Photo of the Day, April 8, 2013

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This beautiful rare butterfly was on a rhododendron bush ...

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Elephants, Tanzania

Photo of the Day, April 7, 2013

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After spending two weeks building a windmill in Tanzania ...

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Millennium Park, Chicago

Photo of the Day, April 6, 2013

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Kids playing or "praying" under the water towers in ...

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Lightning, New Mexico

Photo of the Day, April 5, 2013

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A ground fire ignited by a lightning storm near ...

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Zebras, Serengeti

Photo of the Day, April 4, 2013

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Image taken in the Serengeti in Tanzania during the ...

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Trees in Fog, Germany

Photo of the Day, April 3, 2013

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"David versus Goliath." This photo was taken on a ...

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Deer, Czech Republic

Photo of the Day, April 2, 2013

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I was walking in the field, taking pictures of ...

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Monte Perdido, Spain

Photo of the Day, April 1, 2013

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The north face of Monte Perdido in the Spanish ...

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