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Picture of the day
Fishermen fishing in the chars (shifting sediment islands) of the river
Padma in
Rajshahi District , Bangladesh. The chars are being frequently visible as the river is drying up. Today is the International Day of Action for Rivers.
Mottled Wood-Owl in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 09
Babosa de mar (Felimare picta webbi), franja marina Teno-Rasca, Tenerife, España, 2022-01-09, DD 60
161 Crimson-breasted shrike in Otjozondjupa Region Photo by Giles Laurent
178 Male African bush elephant in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Parque nacional serra da capivara-THIAGO CAMPI-03
Orion sw clean proc 8bit 20230925
Solar Orbiter’s widest high-res view of the Sun ESA508430
California nebula from Estonia
Steckerlfisch auf der Auer Maidult 05
Table for Badnjak celebration (2026 Christmas Eve, Serbian Christmas celebrations)
Romanesco broccoli 2025 G2
2025-11-04 D500-1610 Achim-Lammerts Calocera-viscosa
Pluteus cervinus Bruderwald focus stacking-20251017-RM-174243
2025-10-15 D500-0990 Achim-Lammerts Paxillus-involutus
Fluweelpootje, (Flammulina velutipes), 22-01-2026. (d.j.b.). 01
Rescue on Pit River Bridge (sharpened)
Scherzo di Follia - Pierson Castiglione - 1860s
Trapper Seth Kinman seated in chair with rifle
Bob Dylan 1963 promo photo by Don Hunstein
Morgenstimmung-Drenthe-Feld-Weiter-Blick-Baumreihe-Krepuskularstrahlen-2025
084 Sun setting in the Namib desert Photo by Giles Laurent
Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra (01) - Lucio Stabile
Pacific National freight train Virginia, SA
NB-36H with B-50, 1955 - DF-SC-83-09332
Fishing Boat Nets Sholayar Valparai Feb26 A7CR 10156
Moscow - 2026 - Kremlin Wall between the Vodovzvodnaya and the Annunciation Towers
Scanning electron micrograph of a human H9 T cell infected with HIV virus particles
Algal mat in Marine Park (90933)
Alfombra de algas amarillas, parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-27, DD 42
Ascaris male 200x section
Female Hanbok From South Korea
Adam Savage 416506 by Christopher Michel 1172025 02
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Artisan coloring a lamp, Medina Marrakesh (Morocco)
Reflection of the Flamingo Hotel in front of the Bellagio
Parque estadual ilha do cardoso-THIAGO CAMPI 02
Estátua do Laçador supermoon (black and white)
Obere-Halle-Villa-Hügel-2025
Lutheran church in Boian (Bonnesdorf)
Kulmbach Plassenburg Luftbild-20240907-RM-164034
Bloemen van een meidoorn (Crataegus) 08-05-2022. (d.j.b)
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) 18-01-2025. (actm.) 05
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Zwarte populier (Populus nigra), 06-02-2026. (d.j.b.).jpg 04
At Sardinia 2025 010 - Sardinia Radio Telescope
Ritchey–Chrétien at Kickapoo Valley Reserve 2-b
Apollo 17 Harrison H. Schmitt and Tracy's Rock - AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497 2025
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars by Perseverance Mastcam-Z, Sol 768 (53475637956)
Die letzten Meter zum Gipfel
2025-10-31 Dresdner Eislöwen gegen Löwen Frankfurt (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2025-26) by Sandro Halank–136
Stage 20 Tour de France 2024 Col de la Couillole 40
Tam Nakano in the wrestling ring at Yokohama Arena - ASGQ2025
Wald Bau, 1919 - Paul Klee
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva MET DP257990
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste - Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876
Црква „Св. Екатерина“ - Стенче 14
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