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Boreray Island, Scotland
Photo of the Day, March 13, 2010
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Fog lifts to reveal the island of Boreray, in ...
Sea Stacks, Outer Hebrides
Photo of the Day, March 12, 2010
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Their crumpled layers as old as the continents, the ...
Monastery Window, Greece
Photo of the Day, March 11, 2010
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A trinity of sun, sky, and sea paints an ...
Young Indian Nomad
Photo of the Day, March 10, 2010
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A roof overhead is new for Punkti, a shepherd ...
Nasca Lines, Peru
Photo of the Day, March 9, 2010
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In the coastal desert of southern Peru, sprawling figures ...
Tomato Clownfish
Photo of the Day, March 8, 2010
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A male tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) tends his field ...
Simonos Petras Monastery
Photo of the Day, March 7, 2010
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Redoubt of the reclusive, Simonos Petras monastery was founded ...
Pollen on Geranium Stigma
Photo of the Day, March 6, 2010
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The size of the grains is measured in millionths ...
Eastern Orthodox Christian Monks
Photo of the Day, March 5, 2010
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On the holy peninsula of Mount Athos, monks chant ...
Sooty Albatross, South Georgia
Photo of the Day, March 4, 2010
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A light-mantled sooty albatross looks down on Gold Harbour ...
Hadza Man, Tanzania
Photo of the Day, March 3, 2010
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Long vistas and the dry season's withered vegetation ...
Women Digging, India
Photo of the Day, March 2, 2010
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During the dry season herding activity slackens, and the ...
Decken's Sifaka, Madagascar
Photo of the Day, March 1, 2010
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A Decken's sifaka peers out from a jagged ...
Turtle
Photo of the Day, February 28, 2010
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Turtle covered in green leaves
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Humpback Whale, Chatham Strait
Photo of the Day, February 27, 2010
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A humpback whale breaches in Chatham Strait just off of Baranof ...
Mandarin Ducks, National Zoo
Photo of the Day, February 26, 2010
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Three Mandarin ducks sit in formation on a handrail at the ...
Praying Mantis
Photo of the Day, February 25, 2010
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Close-up of a praying mantis and an interesting background
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Elephant, Kenya
Photo of the Day, February 24, 2010
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A rainbow streams over a lone elephant as it walks in ...
Lion, South Africa
Photo of the Day, February 23, 2010
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This South African lion looks a bit grouchy, but he was ...
Barracuda, Bismarck Sea
Photo of the Day, February 22, 2010
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A school of barracuda surrounds a naturalist in the Bismarck Sea ...
Frogs
Photo of the Day, February 21, 2010
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It was a simple shot in Hamburg 2008. I love this ...
Elephants, Namibia
Photo of the Day, February 20, 2010
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This shot was taken just before the rainy season in Etosha ...
Arctic Fox
Photo of the Day, February 19, 2010
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The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) is well suited for frigid weather ...
Fireflies, Ontario
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2010
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This is about one hour of firefly activity near my home ...
Brown Vine Snake, Panama
Photo of the Day, February 17, 2010
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While on the island of Bocas Del Toro, Panama, a brown ...
Goat, North India
Photo of the Day, February 16, 2010
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There is cold weather in North India in the winter and ...
Giraffe
Photo of the Day, February 15, 2010
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Giraffe in tall grass
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Red Foxes, Delaware
Photo of the Day, February 14, 2010
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A mother red fox and one of her pups touch noses ...
Lowland Gorillas, Bronx Zoo
Photo of the Day, February 13, 2010
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This photo of two lowland gorillas was taken at the Bronx ...
Zebras, Kenya
Photo of the Day, February 12, 2010
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Zebras huddling together
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Lion Brothers
Photo of the Day, February 11, 2010
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The Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Headcorn, Kent, England, is home to ...
King Penguins, Falkland Islands
Photo of the Day, February 10, 2010
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These king penguins were part of a breeding colony photographed in ...
Hippopotamuses
Photo of the Day, February 9, 2010
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Hippopotamuses in water
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Moose, Snake River
Photo of the Day, February 8, 2010
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Two moose finish their last meal of the day as the ...
Eagles in Flight
Photo of the Day, February 7, 2010
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I was watching a few eagles fishing in the Boise River ...
Damselfly
Photo of the Day, February 6, 2010
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No bigger than a tiny blade of grass, a curious damselfly ...
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