Towering trees, rushing streams, and luminous fireflies combine to create this magical landscape in Tennessee"s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park is famous for its firefly season between May and June when these "lightning bugs" gather to put on a light show as part of a mating display. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of this magnificent national park, as well as Nature Photography Day. There may be no better subject than the lightning bug to mark the day—as photography is the art of capturing light in lasting images.
Nature Photography Day
Today in History
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A timeless view of the night sky
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A tower of light
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Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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The power of the forest
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Cousins Day
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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Arches National Park, Utah
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World Elephant Day
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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Frog Month
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Salmon migration in full swing
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Happy International Beaver Day!
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International Day of the Tropics
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International Jazz Day
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A peek behind the royal curtain
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Spring equinox
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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Walk the line
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Happy Easter!
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Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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