National Geographic Foto of the Day

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Monk With Dogs, Myanmar (Burma)



July 29, 2012

[h=2]Monk With Dogs, Myanmar (Burma)
[/h] Photograph by Guillaume Megevand, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
A monk having a stroll with three dogs at a beautiful lake in the city of Mandalay in Burma. It was shot not far from the famous U Bein Bridge.

 

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Resting Lions, Tanzania



July 30, 2012

[h=2]Resting Lions, Tanzania
[/h] Photograph by Daniel Dolpire, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
I took this "once-in-a-lifetime" shot at Klein's Camp in the Serengeti, Tanzania. We came upon these lions at 7:17 in the morning. I scrambled for my two camera bodies (Nikon D4 and D3s and 200mm-400mm and 500mm) and got the shot! Exactly six minutes later the first lion got up and within another five minutes, three were sleeping and the other three had gone off into the bush! I have been taking wildlife photos for over 20 years, but this has got to be my special moment!

 

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Australian Sea Lion



July 31, 2012

[h=2]Australian Sea Lion
[/h] Photograph by Alessandro Kaitner, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
A shot of an Australian sea lion at Seal Bay Conservation Park

 

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Cricket Game, India



August 1, 2012

[h=2]Cricket Game, India
[/h] Photograph by Danny Pemberton, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
Cricket is the passion and preferred pastime of almost every Indian boy. Playing on their village pitch, these boys don't let scarcity of resources hold them back, improvising with an old tire for wickets and plank of wood for a bat.

 

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River House, Serbia



August 2, 2012

[h=2]River House, Serbia
[/h] Photograph by Irene Becker, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
A house in the middle of the Drina River near the town of Bajina Basta, Serbia

 

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Knob-Tailed Gecko



August 3, 2012

[h=2]Knob-Tailed Gecko
[/h] Photograph by Robert McLean, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
Knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis occidentalis) in a defensive posture

 

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Beauty Salon, Philippines



August 4, 2012

[h=2]Beauty Salon, Philippines
[/h] Photograph by Joses Pul Angelio, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
Just love how artistic this salon is, photographed during a travel photo walk in Aloran, Misamis Occidental, Philippines

 

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Bondi Beach, Australia



August 5, 2012

[h=2]Bondi Beach, Australia
[/h] Photograph by Dylan Maras, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
As I walked along Bondi Beach in Australia I came across this woman in red. I watched her as she fed the seagulls and enjoyed the calmness. When I finally had a chat with her she told me she was from England and has been living in Australia for two years. She told me that every day since she's lived there, she would go to the market and get the seagulls leftover food for free. When I asked her why she did it, she told me the seagulls can’t do it. They give her peace; she gives them food.

 

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Fireflies



August 6, 2012

[h=2]Fireflies
[/h] Photograph by Teruo Araya, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
The dream of the night of summer. Many Japanese visualize the dead's soul, seeing the light of a firefly. It is charmed by the light of a firefly as if it was seeing the momentary dream.

 

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Elephants, South Africa



September 8, 2012

[h=2]Elephants, South Africa
[/h] Photograph by Doug Croft, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
We sat in our safari vehicle and watched as several family groups of elephants (about 150 individuals) crossed the Sand River in the Mala Mala Game Reserve. As the light got better, the scene became even more surreal.

 

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Cabbage Coral, Indonesia



September 9, 2012

[h=2]Cabbage Coral, Indonesia
[/h] Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
An expanse of cabbage coral attached to the slope of a seamount near Raja Ampat provides shelter for crabs, shrimps, and other animals. Passing schools of fish may feed on these invertebrates as well as on plankton brought up by strong currents.

 

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Swimmers, Russia


September 10, 2012

[h=2]Swimmers, Russia
[/h] Photograph by Jonas Bendiksen, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Summer, the short, sweet release from the interminable cocoon of Russian winter, is a time for swimming and riding, and sometimes both in the cottage community of Vyalki.

 

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Ural Owls, Estonia


September 11, 2012

[h=2]Ural Owls, Estonia
[/h] Photograph by Sven Začek
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
She looks sweet grooming her chick, but don't mess with mom's nest: Ural owls are aggressively territorial. "I've made an 'agreement' with the females that the price to band and measure one nestling is six hard punches on the head," says Finnish ornithologist Pertti Saurola.

 

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Crocodile, Serengeti



September 12, 2012

[h=2]Crocodile, Serengeti
[/h] Photograph by Paul Coleman, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Close-up of a crocodile’s teeth

 

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Landmannalaugar, Iceland


September 13, 2012

[h=2]Landmannalaugar, Iceland
[/h] Photograph by Wild Wonders of Europe
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
The first beams of a June day spotlight a ridge of rusty volcanic rhyolite at Landmannalaugar, a hikers' favorite. The Haarbergs hiked up to an overlook after midnight; at dawn, around 3 a.m., the clouds gave them a tiny break. "Five minutes and it was over," says Orsolya.

 

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Seal and Crab, Galápagos


September 14, 2012

[h=2]Seal and Crab, Galápagos
[/h] Photograph by Benjamin Jakabek, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
This was taken on Santiago Island in the Galápagos Islands. The photo is of a Galápagos fur seal and a Sally Lightfoot crab resting side by side.

 

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Riga, Latvia



September 15, 2012

[h=2]Riga, Latvia
[/h] Photograph by Sigita Sica, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
This is autumn 2011 in the city center of Riga, the capital city of Latvia.

 

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Bruneau River System, Idaho



September 16, 2012

[h=2]Bruneau River System, Idaho
[/h] Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Bruneau River System
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Idaho
94.7 miles protected since 2009

 

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Desert Rose, Socotra



September 17, 2012

[h=2]Desert Rose, Socotra
[/h] Photograph by Mark W. Moffett, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
A desert rose anchors itself on the Maalah cliffs, in the company of more than 300 other rare plant species on Socotra. In the distance lies Qulansiyah, one of the island's largest towns.

 

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Mangroves, Central America



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Mangroves, Central America


Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic


This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos


Mangroves contribute to the system by trapping reef-bound sediment, filtering out pollution, and serving as nursery for many reef fish and invertebrates. The arched roots of mangroves like these form gateways through which multitudes of juveniles swim toward adulthood on the reef.

 

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Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland



September 19, 2012

[h=2]Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
[/h] Photograph by Orsolya and Erlend Haarberg
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
The volcano Eyjafjallajökull, in Iceland, just before dawn on April 23, 2010: The worst is over. Lava flows freely. Earlier, as it punched through the ice cap, it triggered a meltwater flood that destroyed roads and farms, and a steam explosion that hurled ash into the stratosphere, stopping air traffic for a week.

 

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Winter, Pakistan



September 20, 2012

[h=2]Winter, Pakistan
[/h] Photograph by Kamraan Saleem, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Winter in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

 

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Green Sea Turtle, Red Sea



September 21, 2012

[h=2]Green Sea Turtle, Red Sea
[/h] Photograph by Dmitry Marchenko, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Gaze of a green turtle. South Egypt, Red Sea. Taken November 27, 2010.

 

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Aurora Borealis, Svalbard



September 22, 2012

[h=2]Aurora Borealis, Svalbard
[/h] Photograph by Max Edin, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
I was visiting Longyearbyen, Svalbard, way up over the Arctic Circle, when I decided one clear night to go out and photograph the stars. After I made it to the location I'd chosen and had set up my exposure, the most beautiful aurora borealis show I've ever witnessed happened right overhead. The full moon at the time helped brighten up the foreground, creating this image.

 

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Cheetah and Cub



September 23, 2012

[h=2]Cheetah and Cub
[/h] Photograph by Allison Choate, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Cheetah and cub