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Comma (Polygonia c-album) in Hamm, Germany.

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Panoramic view of Tbilisi, Georgia. Change image

English : Panoramic view of Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Crew members refuel an A V-22 Osprey vertical-lift aircraft before a night mission in central Iraq. Change image

English : Crew members refuel an A V-22 Osprey vertical-lift aircraft before a night mission in central Iraq.

3

Purple anemone (Heteractis magnifica) and resident anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) (clownfish) in East Timor. Change image

English : Purple anemone (Heteractis magnifica) and resident anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) (clownfish) in East Timor.

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Marek Szufa in his replica of a Curtiss JN-4. On the same day, in a different plane, the pilot was fatally injured upon striking the river. He was rushed to hospital, where he died in ER. Change image

English : Marek Szufa in his replica of a Curtiss JN-4. On the same day, in a different plane, the pilot was fatally injured upon striking the river. He was rushed to hospital, where he died in ER.

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Sarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis flesh-fly mating. Pictured in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. Change image

English : Sarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis flesh-fly mating. Pictured in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

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Orthodox church of Saint Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. St.Xenia was canonized on February 6, 1988. The Southern Bug river bank. Change image

English : Orthodox church of Saint Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. St.Xenia was canonized on February 6, 1988. The Southern Bug river bank.

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Arctic Wolf in the Wisentgehege Springe game park near Springe, Hanover, Germany. Change image

English : Arctic Wolf in the Wisentgehege Springe game park near Springe, Hanover, Germany.

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A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle with the 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C in Nevada, US Change image

English : A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle with the 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C in Nevada, US

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Saturn's Rings in Ultraviolet Light Change image

English : Saturn's Rings in Ultraviolet Light

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Scanning electron micrograph of a flea with false colors. Change image

English : Scanning electron micrograph of a flea with false colors.

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A Sami family in Norway around 1900. Change image

English : A Sami family in Norway around 1900.

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Comma (Polygonia c-album) in Hamm, Germany. Change image

English : Comma (Polygonia c-album) in Hamm, Germany.

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2010 Mavericks surfing competition Change image

English : 2010 Mavericks surfing competition

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Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada Change image

English : Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada

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The Post Tower in Bonn during sunset Change image

English : The Post Tower in Bonn during sunset

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The Porte des Allemands in Metz, France Change image

English : The Porte des Allemands in Metz, France

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Paris business district of La Défense (cities of Puteaux, Courbevoie and Nanterre) as seen from the tour Défense 2000 Change image

English : Paris business district of La Défense (cities of Puteaux, Courbevoie and Nanterre) as seen from the tour Défense 2000

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A pair of Giraffes in the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania Change image

English : A pair of Giraffes in the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania

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Herd of horses on summer mountain pasture in the Pyrenees, near the lake of Estaens (Ibón de Estanés). Change image

English : Herd of horses on summer mountain pasture in the Pyrenees, near the lake of Estaens (Ibón de Estanés).

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Underside of taro leaf (Colocasia esculenta), backlit by direct sunlight. Growing in a backyard in Auckland, New Zealand. Change image

English : Underside of taro leaf (Colocasia esculenta), backlit by direct sunlight. Growing in a backyard in Auckland, New Zealand.

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A four segment panorama of Baltimore's Inner Harbor skyline taken at night from Federal Hill. Change image

English : A four segment panorama of Baltimore's Inner Harbor skyline taken at night from Federal Hill.

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A Qantas Boeing 747-400 flying at approximately 11,000 metres viewed from the ground at Starbeyevo in Moscow. The white clouds are contrails, condensed water vapour made by the exhaust of aircraft engines. Equipment: 400D + 1200mm telescope + 2x Barlow lens. Change image

English : A Qantas Boeing 747-400 flying at approximately 11,000 metres viewed from the ground at Starbeyevo in Moscow. The white clouds are contrails, condensed water vapour made by the exhaust of aircraft engines. Equipment: 400D + 1200mm telescope + 2x Barlow lens.

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Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) at Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., USA. Change image

English : Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) at Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., USA.

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Large-flowered tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora) at Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France. Change image

English : Large-flowered tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora) at Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

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Emily Osment performing live at KISS concert in May 2010 Change image

English : Emily Osment performing live at KISS concert in May 2010

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Squashes and pumpkins. Change image

English : Squashes and pumpkins.

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European Mistletoe (Viscum album). Cross-section on a branch of a Hybrid Black Poplar (Populus × canadensis). Ukraine. Change image

English : European Mistletoe (Viscum album). Cross-section on a branch of a Hybrid Black Poplar (Populus × canadensis). Ukraine.

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Portrait of Yellow-headed Amazon Parrot (Amazona oratrix) taken at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, USA. Change image

English : Portrait of Yellow-headed Amazon Parrot (Amazona oratrix) taken at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, USA.

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An Aeroflot Airbus A330-200 climbs out of Sheremetyevo International Airport after take-off. Change image

English : An Aeroflot Airbus A330-200 climbs out of Sheremetyevo International Airport after take-off.

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