PHOTO OF THE DAY

2020-11-05 15:16:48 SUNSET SWARM
Carmine bee-eaters emerge from their nests, which are holes burrowed in a cliff along the Tinga River in Chad. During the day, the colorful birds feast on—you guessed it—bees, along with wasps and other flying insects. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-11-04 19:38:10 FARM AND CITY
A five-year-old girl wanders through her family's rice field in Dimen, China. Once a rural farming community, Dimen has grown enough to possess a store selling the girl's frilly scrunchies—a sign of the times. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-11-02 17:09:57 FAMILY FARM
A woman works the land that has been in her family for more than 150 years. This village in the Italian Alps is so remote, residents speak a little-known language called Ladin. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-11-01 14:06:20 DOLPHINS IN DOUBTFUL
Bottlenose dolphins frolic in Doubtful Sound, a 25-mile long fjord in New Zealand. Dolphins will sometimes spend their entire lives in one fjord. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-10-31 13:12:18 SNAP THE SNOUT
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore gets up close and personal to photograph a baby caiman in Madidi National Park, Bolivia. The March 2000 story about the park drew enough international attention that plans for a hydroelectric dam in the area were shut down. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-10-30 14:54:49 MISTY DAWN
Mist lingers at dawn over a lake in China's Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, home to many colorful lakes and dramatic waterfalls. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-10-25 22:42:07 WEDDING SONG
Ariaal women sing together on their way to a wedding in northern Kenya. The Ariaal were one people group featured in a story about vanishing cultures in the August 1999 issue. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-10-24 14:14:58 BETTER VIEW
An African jacana rests on the head of a hippo in the Zambezi River. From this perch, the jacana will pick insects off the river's floating vegetation. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-10-23 14:28:43 VIEW FROM HERE
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson looks down on Earth while serving as the flight engineer on Expedition 24 to the International Space Station. Открыть/Комментировать

2020-10-20 16:39:00 NIGHT LIGHTS
A cluster of Panellus stipticus, or bitter oyster mushrooms, glow on a tree trunk. Открыть/Комментировать