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Picture of the day

Margaret D. Foster, seen in her lab. The original caption by the National Photo Company is "Miss Margaret D. Foster, Uncle Sam's only woman chemist, Oct. 4/19" - that's possibly a bit misleading, though she definitely was the first female chemist in the United States Geological Survey team. +/− [en]

Galleries

Contents:	Animals · Astronomy · Food and drink · Fungi · Historical · Natural phenomena · Objects · Other lifeforms · People · Photo techniques · Places · Plants · Space exploration · Sports · Static non-photographic media

Animals

Yellow-rumped warbler (53768)
Red Avadavat in Baruipur September 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 06
Flame-faced tanager (Tangara parzudakii lunigera) Paz de las Aves
Blue-nosed chameleon (Calumma linotum) male Montagne d’Ambre

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Arachnida (Arachnids) ·

Diptera (Flies) ·

Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps & Sawflies) ·

Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies) ·

Odonata (Damselflies and dragonflies) ·

Arthropoda (Arthropods) ·

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fish) ·

Amphibia (Amphibians) ·

Reptilia (Reptiles) ·

Aves (Birds) ·

Accipitriformes (hawks, eagles, vultures and relatives) ·

Anseriformes (Waterfowl) ·

Charadriiformes (Waders) ·

Coraciiformes ·

Passeriformes (Passerines) ·

Pelecaniformes ·

Mammalia (Mammals) ·

Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates) ·

Carnivora (Carnivores) ·

Primates ·

Others ·

Bones and fossils ·

Shells ·

Animals in their habitats

Astronomy

Emission nebulae in Auriga
NGC 1275 Hubble
Trifid and Lagoon nebulae
Orion–Eridanus Superbubble in H-alpha and continuum

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Food and drink

Edible fungi in basket 2025 G2
Chilaquiles at the Grand Cantina, Windsor, Ontario, 2025-09-01 04
Zitrone -- 2025 -- 7294
Achacha fruits and seed

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Fungi

2025-10-11 D500-0950 Achim-Lammerts Glimmertintling-Coprinellus-micaceus
Schöngelber Klumpfuß (Calonarius splendens, Syn.- Cortinarius splendens) Bruderwald-20251017-RM-170249
Macrolepiota procera 2025 G1
2025-10-11 D500-920 Achim-Lammerts Kuehneromyces-mutabilis

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Historical

Bonnie and Clyde fooling around Getty 514872400
19170704 Riot on Nevsky prosp Petrograd
A.J. Muste, anti-war activist, cropped
04.11.1966. Mireille Mathieu. (1966) - 53Fi3030

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Historical · Historical portraits

Natural phenomena

Burbuja subacuática, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, México, 2024-12-18, DD 27
Gigantic jet NOIRLab
Morgenstimmung-Drenthe-Krepuskularstrahlen-Nebel-Irideszenz-2025
Sunset over Guaiba river reflected in the Claro Building windows (25725759852)

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Natural phenomena · Weather

Objects

IMO 9668570 - Spauwer 03
Essener-Krone-Domschatz-Essen-02-2025
Palaise_du_Louvre_-_Interne_-_La_Terre_recevant_des_empereurs_Adrien_et_Justinien_le_code_des_lois_romaines_dictées_par_la_Nature,_la_Justice_et_la_Sagesse_-_Charles_Meynier_(1803)_-_version_2_-_2025-10-14_11-32-44_001
8th century Standing Shiva Mahadeva, Kashmir, India, Clevelandart 1989.369

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» Land vehicles · Rail vehicles · Water transport · Air transport · Geology and chemistry · Sculptures · Architectural elements · Monetary items · Others

Other lifeforms

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

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People

Mahtab_Yaghma,_Buchmesse_2025,_Frankfurt_(20251018-P1063373)
Max Giesinger - 2021-09-12 - Mannheim - Sven Mandel - 1D X MK II - 0229 - B70I3683 (re-developed)
Mujer cargando ramas, monte Entoto, Adís Abeba, Etiopía, 2024-01-19, DD 15
Amal and George Clooney-69743

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People · Working people · Portrait

Photo techniques

Monumento Supercuia em preto e branco (ESP2126)
Claro - BIT
SulWitaCollage
Light trails in Centro de Gramado at night (25415341663)

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Composites and Montages · Styles and Techniques · Modern black and white photos

Places

Ota Darvaza aka West Gates, Khiva (Ota Darvaza, Ата-дарваза)
Playa de Levante, Benidorm, España, 2014-07-02, DD 86
Oberköst Baum Luftbild-20250501-RM-154644
Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit)

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Agriculture · Architecture–Exteriors · Bridges · Castles and fortifications · Palaces · Cemeteries · Cityscapes · Industry · Interiors · Natural · Religious buildings · Religious buildings–Interiors · Religious buildings–Ceilings · Satellite images · Settlements · Others · Towers · Transport · Roads · By country

Plants

Bessen van een Mahonia aquifolium. 17-08-2025. (actm.) 01
Bloeiwijze van een Rostrinucula dependens. 11-10-2025. (d.j.b)
20250704 Aeonium smithii
Pomegranate flowers (Punica granatum), Ponte de Sor, Portugal (approx. GPS location) julesvernex2

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» Plants · Asparagales (asparagoid lilies) · Asterales · Fagales · Ranunculales · Rosales

Space exploration

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)
Carbon dioxide clouds over Mont Mercou, Curiosity Sol 3063 (53100058892)
Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, AS11-40-5927