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 Portrait of the wild lion (Panthera leo) Tryggve, son of C-Boy, in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Change image |
English : Portrait of the wild lion (Panthera leo) Tryggve, son of C-Boy, in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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 Apse of the higher church in the Royal Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It was one of the most important monasteries in Aragon in the Middle Ages. Its two-level church is partially carved in the stone of the great cliff that overhangs the foundation. San Juan de la Peña means "Saint John of the Cliff". The lower church includes some mozarabic architectural surviving elements, although most of the parts of the monastery (including the impressive cloister, under the great rock) are Romanesque. After the fire of 1675, a new monastery was built. The old monastery (built in 920) was declared a National Monument on 13 July 1889, and the new monastery in 1923. Change image |
English : Apse of the higher church in the Royal Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It was one of the most important monasteries in Aragon in the Middle Ages. Its two-level church is partially carved in the stone of the great cliff that overhangs the foundation. San Juan de la Peña means "Saint John of the Cliff". The lower church includes some mozarabic architectural surviving elements, although most of the parts of the monastery (including the impressive cloister, under the great rock) are Romanesque. After the fire of 1675, a new monastery was built. The old monastery (built in 920) was declared a National Monument on 13 July 1889, and the new monastery in 1923.
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 Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male ringed, Għadira Nature Reserve,Malta. Bird ringing is a vital activity that helps protect birds. In Malta, birds are humanely caught in mist nets which are checked every ten minutes. Each bird is ringed and weighed before being released. About 10% are retraps (i.e. they have been ringed before). Ringing has shown that birds from at least 48 countries use Malta during migration. Unfortunately, Malta has the densest population of bird hunters in the European Union. The high numbers of wild birds illegally shot in Malta has led to the European Commission taking legal infringement proceedings against the Maltese Government over Article 5 of the Birds Directive. Many thanks to BirdLife Malta for access to their [https://birdlifemalta.org/conservation/bird-ringing/#:~:text=The%20ring%20is%20fitted%20on,released%20back%20into%20the%20wild ringing programme Change image |
English : Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male ringed, Għadira Nature Reserve,Malta. Bird ringing is a vital activity that helps protect birds. In Malta, birds are humanely caught in mist nets which are checked every ten minutes. Each bird is ringed and weighed before being released. About 10% are retraps (i.e. they have been ringed before). Ringing has shown that birds from at least 48 countries use Malta during migration. Unfortunately, Malta has the densest population of bird hunters in the European Union. The high numbers of wild birds illegally shot in Malta has led to the European Commission taking legal infringement proceedings against the Maltese Government over Article 5 of the Birds Directive. Many thanks to BirdLife Malta for access to their ringing programme]
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 The 108-metre-long Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II connects the historic centre of Rome, east of the Tiber, with the Vatican City. Change image |
English : The 108-metre-long Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II connects the historic centre of Rome, east of the Tiber, with the Vatican City.
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 Saint Anne, an 8th or 9th century Makurian wall painting, painted al secco with tempera on plaster, found at the Faras Cathedral within old Nubia in present-day Sudan. Change image |
English : Saint Anne, an 8th or 9th century Makurian wall painting, painted al secco with tempera on plaster, found at the Faras Cathedral within old Nubia in present-day Sudan.
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English : Seed head, with plumed seeds, of a Clematis texensis 'Princess Diana'. The plant is in the infructescence stage. Focus stack of 71 photos.
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 Seed pods of Heracleum sphondylium. Focus stack of 89 photos. Change image |
English : Seed pods of Heracleum sphondylium. Focus stack of 89 photos.
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 A cavalryman of the French Republican Guard during the Bastille Day military parade. This regiment is responsible for special security duties in Paris (including guarding important public buildings) and for providing guards of honour at official ceremonies. Change image |
English : A cavalryman of the French Republican Guard during the Bastille Day military parade. This regiment is responsible for special security duties in Paris (including guarding important public buildings) and for providing guards of honour at official ceremonies.
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 Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea), Cape Palos, region of Murcia, Spain. This species of stingray has a worldwide distribution in waters warmer than 19 °C (66 °F), and migrates seasonally to spend the summer closer to the continental shelf and at higher latitudes. The only stingray that almost exclusively inhabits the open ocean, this species is typically found in surface waters down to a depth of 100 m (330 ft). The pelagic stingray typically grows to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) long and 59 cm (23 in) across. It's an active predator that captures prey by wrapping its pectoral fins around it, before manipulating it to the mouth. A wide variety of organisms are represented in its diet: crustaceans, molluscs, bony fishes, sea horses and filefish, comb jellies and medusae, and polychaete worms. Change image |
English : Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea), Cape Palos, region of Murcia, Spain. This species of stingray has a worldwide distribution in waters warmer than 19 °C (66 °F), and migrates seasonally to spend the summer closer to the continental shelf and at higher latitudes. The only stingray that almost exclusively inhabits the open ocean, this species is typically found in surface waters down to a depth of 100 m (330 ft). The pelagic stingray typically grows to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) long and 59 cm (23 in) across. It's an active predator that captures prey by wrapping its pectoral fins around it, before manipulating it to the mouth. A wide variety of organisms are represented in its diet: crustaceans, molluscs, bony fishes, sea horses and filefish, comb jellies and medusae, and polychaete worms.
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 Audi Sport quattro concept at Frankfurt Motor Show 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany. The company was founded on this day 116 years ago. Change image |
English : Audi Sport quattro concept at Frankfurt Motor Show 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany. The company was founded on this day 116 years ago.
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 Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), Kruger National Park, South Africa. Identified as Tatiana, female, six years old. Change image |
English : Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), Kruger National Park, South Africa. Identified as Tatiana, female, six years old.
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English : Lanterns on the forecourt of the pier at sunset, Kühlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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 STS-135 final flyaround of ISS This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. Change image |
English : STS-135 final flyaround of ISS
This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. |
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 Goëngarijpsterpoelen (Frysk) Goaiïngarypster Puollen View of the lakes from Heerenzijl. The first rays of sunshine in the morning dispel the mist. and shine on the trees and the reeds. Change image |
English : Goëngarijpsterpoelen (Frysk) Goaiïngarypster Puollen View of the lakes from Heerenzijl. The first rays of sunshine in the morning dispel the mist. and shine on the trees and the reeds.
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 An Airstream Safari trailer in Joshua Tree National Park at dusk. Airstream founder Wally Byam died on this day in 1962. Change image |
English : An Airstream Safari trailer in Joshua Tree National Park at dusk. Airstream founder Wally Byam died on this day in 1962.
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 Composite image of Ganymede, the largest and most massive moon of Jupiter, taken by the Juno spacecraft on this day in 2021. Change image |
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 Today is Saint James, a day of celebration in the heart of Cesenatico (Italy), with the Leonardo's Canal Port containing its characteristic historical boats. Change image |
English : Today is Saint James, a day of celebration in the heart of Cesenatico (Italy), with the Leonardo's Canal Port containing its characteristic historical boats.
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 Winter Angelus Hut with Angelus Lake behind it. In the clouds, no name peak (1860m) can be seen. Picture taken during the sunset. Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand Change image |
English : Winter Angelus Hut with Angelus Lake behind it. In the clouds, no name peak (1860m) can be seen. Picture taken during the sunset. Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand
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 Vertical panorama of the Milky Way during Perseids photographed from Oeschinen Lake with water reflections Change image |
English : Vertical panorama of the Milky Way during Perseids photographed from Oeschinen Lake with water reflections
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 Triumph of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Andrea Pozzo, celebrates the work of Ignatius of Loyola and the Society of Jesus in the world by depicting the saint welcomed into paradise by Christ and surrounded by allegorical representations of the four continents. The trompe-l'œil fresco adorns the flat ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius. Today is Ignatius of Loyola's feast day. Change image |
English : Triumph of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Andrea Pozzo, celebrates the work of Ignatius of Loyola and the Society of Jesus in the world by depicting the saint welcomed into paradise by Christ and surrounded by allegorical representations of the four continents. The trompe-l'œil fresco adorns the flat ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius. Today is Ignatius of Loyola's feast day.
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