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Oct 15, 2023European hedgehog
See-through cephalopod
Sep 12, 2025World Dolphin Day
Dec 27, 2025Plate ice along Lake Superior, Minnesota, United States
Why are blackbirds tied to winter?
Dec 12, 2025Poinsettia: A winter classic
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
A fox in the dunes
Jun 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States
A scented sea of purple
Jan 8, 2025Great Wall of China
Oct 21, 2024Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia, United States
A church atop a hill
Aug 9, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
Mar 14, 2024Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Season of light in the City of Light
Leaf-peeping Southern style
Which bird wore it best?
Dec 23, 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
Mar 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth
Nov 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
Jun 10, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
Jan 14, 2024Whooper swans
Aug 29, 2025Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
Stairway to where?
Hovering over harmonious horticulture
A peck between penguins
Oct 11, 2025World Migratory Bird Day
Masterpiece of acoustic science
A city so nice they made it twice