Photo of the Day : Nature & Weather
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Kykuit Gardens, New York
Photo of the Day, March 31, 2013
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To know Kykuit, said William Welles Bosworth, who designed ...
Seaside, Havana
Photo of the Day, March 24, 2013
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The century-old stone wall of the Malecón, Havana ...
Cherry Blossoms, Japan
Photo of the Day, March 20, 2013
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In Japan the nighttime viewing of cherry blossoms in ...
Brandywine River, Delaware
Photo of the Day, March 17, 2013
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The Brandywine River powered American industry in the 19th ...
Methane Ignition, Alaska
Photo of the Day, March 16, 2013
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Methane is bubbling from lakes all over the warming ...
King Bird of Paradise, New Guinea
Photo of the Day, March 15, 2013
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Constantly trailed by his own flying saucers, a king ...
Lake Baikal, Siberia
Photo of the Day, March 14, 2013
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The peaks of Burkhan Rock rise like twin spires ...
Methane Bubbles, Alaska
Photo of the Day, March 11, 2013
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The first clear ice of fall on an Alaskan ...
Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
Photo of the Day, March 4, 2013
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From the bromeliads, ferns, and orchids that cover a ...
Footprints, Belarus
Photo of the Day, February 28, 2013
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Mozyr, Gomel region, Belarus, April 2012
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Ship, Juan de Fuca Strait
Photo of the Day, February 26, 2013
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A large vessel makes her way through the Juan de Fuca ...
Barn Owl, United Kingdom
Photo of the Day, February 22, 2013
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A wild barn owl flying over Norfolk reeds at dusk
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Jungle Canopy, Honduras
Photo of the Day, February 17, 2013
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A dead tree towers over the jungle canopy in the rain ...
Arno River, Florence
Photo of the Day, February 13, 2013
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Spending the holidays traveling means fewer tourists and more clouds. This ...
Street Scene, Manhattan
Photo of the Day, February 12, 2013
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Hurricane Sandy swept through Manhattan, taking much of the city's ...
Reed Frog, Botswana
Photo of the Day, February 10, 2013
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A reed frog blending in with a water lily awaits its ...
Splash Effect, British Columbia
Photo of the Day, February 8, 2013
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This unedited image was taken with a tripod mounted in the ...
Moonrise, Colorado
Photo of the Day, February 6, 2013
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In November, the high country's evening light is amazing.
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Monarch Butterfly
Photo of the Day, February 3, 2013
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I found a monarch chrysalis on a piece of bark while ...
Bear, Finland
Photo of the Day, January 29, 2013
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This was the only bear that turned up that night. I ...
Alligators, Texas
Photo of the Day, January 28, 2013
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This is a photograph of two baby alligators on the mother ...
Snowy Owl, Long Island
Photo of the Day, January 26, 2013
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Not too far from the daily "rush hour" campaign one can ...
Parakeets, Ecuador
Photo of the Day, January 21, 2013
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In Ecuador's Yasuní National Park, cobalt-winged parakeets flock to a ...
Ladybug and Daylily
Photo of the Day, January 18, 2013
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A ladybug peeks out from a daylily.
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Grasshopper and Milkweed Pod
Photo of the Day, January 9, 2013
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Walking through the Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin on ...
Tadpoles, Canada
Photo of the Day, January 2, 2013
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Tadpoles swim through a jungle of lily stalks in Cedar Lake ...
Fox, Aleutian Islands
Photo of the Day, January 1, 2013
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A fox sits on a snowy hill near Dutch Harbor in ...
Snowstorm, Finland
Photo of the Day, December 31, 2012
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A sudden snowstorm buffets May Day revelers during a ...
Cane Field, Puerto Rico
Photo of the Day, December 27, 2012
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In a cane field in Puerto Rico, a mechanical ...
Wildflowers, California
Photo of the Day, December 26, 2012
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In this picture from the early 1940s, travelers in ...
Charleston, South Carolina
Photo of the Day, December 24, 2012
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An autochrome image captures the vibrant foliage at Charleston ...
Hallstatt, Austria
Photo of the Day, November 21, 2012
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When the dark falls and tourists rest ...
Mantis and Flower
Photo of the Day, November 16, 2012
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A tiny mantis larva in an American ...
Lake Winnipeg, Canada
Photo of the Day, November 15, 2012
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Two swimmers enjoy a preternatural calm on ...
Umbrellas, Florence
Photo of the Day, November 14, 2012
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During a heavy downpour in Florence, Italy ...
Abruzzo, Italy
Photo of the Day, November 11, 2012
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Wildflowers in the morning sun in the ...
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