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Imago cottidiana
11 September 2024
Male village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus), carrying a leaf for nest building, in Kakum National Park, Ghana. +/− [la], +/− [en]

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English : Courtyard and surroundings of castle Hohenwerfen, Werfen, near Salzburg, Austria. The medieval rock castle, situated on a 623 metres (2,044 ft) precipice, overlooks the town of Werfen in the Salzach valley. The fortress is a "sister" of Hohensalzburg Fortress, both strongholds were built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th century.

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English : Cranes at the Elbphilharmonie (southeast corner) in Hamburg, Germany

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English : Tuareg on the dune of Timerzouga, place named Tadrart in the town of Djanet, wilaya of Ilizi 20km from the Algerian-Libyan border (Cultural Park of Tassili)

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English : NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight ready James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror segments are prepped to begin final cryogenic testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

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English : Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany. Its construction started on this day in 1869.

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English : The sailing ship Royal Clipper - as seen on the Mediterranean in spring 2018

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English : Night view of the Kapellbrücke in Lucerne, Switzerland

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English : Wall tiles of the Escola de Ciência (Science School), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. The city was founded on this day in 1551.

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English : Reading room of the Sainte-Geneviève Library located in Paris (France). Based on the collection of the Abbey of Saint Genevieve (6th century), it now occupies a building made by architect Henri Labrouste in 1851.

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English : Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile yawning at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan.

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English : Male village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus), carrying a leaf for nest building, in Kakum National Park, Ghana.

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English : Bucket-wheel excavators 288 and 258 in Garzweiler surface mine, Germany

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English : The giant oak Pferdekopfeiche (Horse-head oak) in the German nature reserve Ivenacker Eichen is about 700 years old, has a circumference of almost 9 meters, and is 23 meters high. It is the third-strongest oak in the reserve, and only a third of its crown is still alive.

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English : The Tsarap River with rain clouds, view upstream towards Phuktal Gompa (left) and Yugar village (right). Elevation 3,810 m (12,500 ft). Zanskar, Ladakh, India.

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English : Bas-reliefs of Achaemenid warriors at the Southern staircase of Tachara in Persepolis, today Iran. As the oldest of the palace structures on the Terrace at Persepolis, it was constructed of the finest quality gray stone.

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English : Nepalese sister lighting traditional lamp during Tihar festival

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English : Bridge at the heart pond in the wildlife park in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Sofia Massif (3,637 metres (11,932 ft)) and Sofia Glacier in clouds and fog under fresh autumn snow. Karachay-Cherkessia, Caucasus Mountains.

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English : Mountain Walking Tour from Pejo to Lago Covel (1,839 m) in the Stelvio National Park (Italy). View to northern Brenta group

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English : Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands

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English : The Rathaus-Glockenspiel is a large mechanical clock located in Marienplatz Square, in the heart of Munich. Famous for its life-size characters, the clock twice daily reenacts scenes from Munich’s history. Today is the first day of the city's annual Oktoberfest celebration.

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English : The wheat harvest near Eldagsen in Germany. Today is the September equinox which marks the beginning of autumn, a season of harvest in the Northern hemisphere.

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English : Realistic Earth drawn from the 2016 global composite map showing the city's night lights.

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English : Zhu Ye Qing Tea (竹叶青), also known as green bamboo leaf tea, is a tea that grows on the slopes of Mount Emei in the Sichuan province, China

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English : Mountain hiking of parking in power station Malga Mare to Lago Lungo 2553 m. Views of Monte Cevedale (3769 m).

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English : Small wooden rowing boat on the shores of Phayao Lake in northern Thailand.

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English : This image shows a Metellina mengei spider. It is about 5 mm small (20 mm with legs).

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English : A smiling member of the Ramnami Samaj sect

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English : This fresco in the ceiling of Michaelskirche, a historic church in Salzburg, depicts Michael the Archangel with other angels joining in adoration of God. It was painted by court painter Franz Nikolaus Streicher 1770. The rococo stuccos were made by Benedikt Zopf. Today is Michaelmas.

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English : Entrance of old harbor, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France

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