Template:Potd/2023-01

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Pictures of the Day should be selected from our featured pictures. Media of the day may currently be filled with any sound or video file, but please double check it's not a potential copyright violation.


1   ■ 2   ■ 3   ■ 4   ■ 5   ■ 6   ■ 7   ■ 8   ■ 9   ■ 10   ■ 11   ■ 12   ■ 13   ■ 14   ■ 15   ■ 16   ■ 17   ■ 18   ■ 19   ■ 20   ■ 21   ■ 22   ■ 23   ■ 24   ■ 25   ■ 26   ■ 27   ■ 28   ■ 29   ■ 30   ■ 31


purge this page's cache

1

Picture of the day

Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) in flight over Cuba

Change image
English : Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) in flight over Cuba

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Tanzania Youth Coalition is a non-government organization focused on making the voices of the youth heard in all policy platforms. They mostly work with individuals aged 15 to 35 years old. They facilitate information dissemination, sharing and exchange, policy analysis, lobbying, and advocacy to carry on their mission.

2

Picture of the day

Pack of lions (Panthera leo) devouring an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), Chobe National Park, Botswana

Change image
English : Pack of lions (Panthera leo) devouring an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), Chobe National Park, Botswana

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : John F. Kennedy Assassination, House Select Committee on Assassinations - Marina Oswald's testimony

3

Picture of the day

Ice-covered fence in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Change image
English : Ice-covered fence in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Airplane landing in Bhutan, from a passenger's perspective

4

Picture of the day


Change image

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : The Eagle Has Landed, The Flight of Apollo 11. Story of the first human mission to the Moon, in July 1969.

5

Picture of the day

Khairdeen, also known as Pritam, was the watchman of village Jandali, district Ludhiana, Punjab, India for over 70 years.

Change image
English : Khairdeen, also known as Pritam, was the watchman of village Jandali, district Ludhiana, Punjab, India for over 70 years.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file

6

Picture of the day

Adoration of the Magi, painted between 1440 and 1460 by the masters Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi

Change image
English : Adoration of the Magi, painted between 1440 and 1460 by the masters Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : No one knows for sure when yaks were first domesticated, but it's likely that they were first bred thousands of years ago as beasts of burden for the caravans of Himalayan trade routes. The massive hairy ox-like creatures are found in the high mountains of Central Asia, where they provide meat, milk, hides and labor. But as VOA’s Tibetan Service reporter Yeshie Dorje tells us, they are increasingly finding new homes in America’s high country. Mil Arcega narrates.

7

Picture of the day

Winter morning in the Gorgany mountain range, Nadvirna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine

Change image
English : Winter morning in the Gorgany mountain range, Nadvirna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Staff Sgt. Shane Rathburn takes on this soprano saxophone solo in this arrangement of the first movement of Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

8

Picture of the day

Aerial photo of a carousel, Tel Aviv Port promenade, Israel

Change image
English : Aerial photo of a carousel, Tel Aviv Port promenade, Israel

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : The Jazz Singer — American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland, production Warner Bros

9

Picture of the day

Close wing mud-puddling position of the common nawab (Charaxes bharata, C.& R. Felder, 1867)

Change image
English : Close wing mud-puddling position of the common nawab (Charaxes bharata, C.& R. Felder, 1867)

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : NCAR scientist Christine Shields explains atmospheric rivers.

10

Picture of the day

Delleboersterheide, nature reserve of the It Fryske Gea. Pinus sylvestris.

Change image
English : Delleboersterheide, nature reserve of the It Fryske Gea. Pinus sylvestris.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Monkey and the Crabs (1927), Japanese short cartoon.

11

Picture of the day

Close wing position mud-puddling and peeing activity of male Blue-striped Mime (Papilio slateri, Hewitson,1859)

Change image
English : Close wing position mud-puddling and peeing activity of male Blue-striped Mime (Papilio slateri, Hewitson,1859)

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Hokchiu oyster pancakes sold in Singapore

12

Picture of the day

Zoophilia from the base of Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Change image
English : Zoophilia from the base of Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Parasitic jaeger, also known as the arctic skua or parasitic skua, (Stercorarius parasiticus)

13

Picture of the day

Sucking of fluid from dead fly in close wing posture by jewelled nawab (Charaxes delphis, Doubleday, 1843)

Change image
English : Sucking of fluid from dead fly in close wing posture by jewelled nawab (Charaxes delphis, Doubleday, 1843)

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Go West (1925), American silent Western comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton

14

Picture of the day

Lake Baskunchak, Baskunchak nature park: Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Wooden pillars were used for salt production – a net attached to the pillars was lowered into the very salty (the salinity is about 300 g/l) lake water. After that it was raised and the salt crystallized.

Change image
English : Lake Baskunchak, Baskunchak nature park: Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Wooden pillars were used for salt production – a net attached to the pillars was lowered into the very salty (the salinity is about 300 g/l) lake water. After that it was raised and the salt crystallized.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Life on International Space Station. B-roll of life aboard the ISS with Expedition 36 and Expedition 32 crew members daily activities, eating, exercising and working on the ISS.

15

Picture of the day

Bernard Lake near Fraser, British Columbia, Canada

Change image
English : Bernard Lake near Fraser, British Columbia, Canada

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Instructions for the safe use of microwave ovens when preparing food at home and possible risks when working with deep-frozen food. Lecture in sign language with English text translation.

16

Picture of the day

Bridge at Kakesbeck Castle in the Bechtrup hamlet in Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Change image
English : Bridge at Kakesbeck Castle in the Bechtrup hamlet in Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Media of the day

class=noresize
thumbtime=1387
Choose a new media file
English : Views of the take-off of Artemis I from various locations. This was an unmanned flight with the main aim to assess the heat shield of the onboard Orion spacecraft. The take-off of Artemis I on 16 November 2022 has been a milestone in the return of NASA to the manned exploration of the Moon.
Advanced options

17

Picture of the day

Solitary birch (Betula) in a beautiful landscape. Location, nature Delleboersterheide - Cats Poele, in the Netherlands.

Change image
English : Solitary birch (Betula) in a beautiful landscape. Location, nature Delleboersterheide - Cats Poele, in the Netherlands.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Presentation of the Vessel, an innovative building in Manhattan, New York City. The honeycomb structure that has been built upon the plans by the British designer Thomas Heatherwick is 16 stories high and is the main feature of the Hudson Yards Public Square. Its final cost amounted to 200 million USD.

18

Picture of the day

First live record of a gynandromorph colour sergeant (Athyma inara, Westwood, 1850) found at Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India.

Change image
English : First live record of a gynandromorph colour sergeant (Athyma inara, Westwood, 1850) found at Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : The significance of exploration of exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope

19

Picture of the day

A Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), about 12 cm (4.7 in) long, with two smaller oysters and a barnacle (Chthamalus sp.) attached to it

Change image
English : A Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), about 12 cm (4.7 in) long, with two smaller oysters and a barnacle (Chthamalus sp.) attached to it

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Aerial view of Perchtoldsdorf, Austria. This is a market town immediately at the Vienna city limits, known chiefly for winemaking. The fortified tower (de) in the middle of the town dates to the late 15th/early 16th century and is the largest Austrian defense tower.

20

Picture of the day

An owner of an old book selling store in Kolkata

Change image
English : An owner of an old book selling store in Kolkata

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter formed long ago during a colossal collision between two galaxy clusters. This is the first time that dark matter has been found with a distribution that differs substantially from the distribution of ordinary matter. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen).

21

Picture of the day

Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida). Taken by the Mulde in Eilenburg, Saxony, Germany.

Change image
English : Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida). Taken by the Mulde in Eilenburg, Saxony, Germany.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas.😏

22

Picture of the day


Change image

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Consequences of the Russian attack on January 14, 2023 in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine

23

Picture of the day

Two panels of earthenware tiles painted with polychrome glazes over a white glaze. Iran, first half of the 19th century.

Change image
English : Two panels of earthenware tiles painted with polychrome glazes over a white glaze. Iran, first half of the 19th century.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Menton, a town in southeastern France. It has the fame of the most beautiful town of the French Riviera.

24

Picture of the day

Portrait photo of Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)

Change image
English : Portrait photo of Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)

Media of the day


Choose a new media file

25

Picture of the day

View from the organ loft towards the altar of Stanford Memorial Church, Stanford University, California. On January 25, 1903, the church was dedicated in memory of Leland Stanford, former governor of California and founder of the university.

Change image
English : View from the organ loft towards the altar of Stanford Memorial Church, Stanford University, California. On January 25, 1903, the church was dedicated in memory of Leland Stanford, former governor of California and founder of the university.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Aerial view of the New York City Subway: Williamsburg Bridge, the East River, Downtown Manhattan, Williamsburg (Brooklyn), 420 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn Shipyard, Williamsburg Bank

26

Picture of the day

Gothic Bridge in Kłodzko

Change image
English : Gothic Bridge in Kłodzko

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Charles Lindbergh landing in the Spirit of St. Louis at Roosevelt Field, New York City, his departure from N.Y., and his arrival and reception in Paris

27

Picture of the day

Aerial view of Somapura Mahavihara, Bangladesh. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

Change image
English : Aerial view of Somapura Mahavihara, Bangladesh. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Mating flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) at the Twilight Zone, one of the best muck diving spot at Ambon Bay, Indonesia

28

Picture of the day

Lemon – whole and halved

Change image
English : Lemon – whole and halved

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Spaghetti with cuttlefish 😋

29

Picture of the day

Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) fishing in the Pantanal wetland region of Brazil. Skimmers are the only birds with distinctive uneven bills, where the lower mandible is longer than the upper. It allows them to use their amazing fishing technique.

Change image
English : Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) fishing in the Pantanal wetland region of Brazil. Skimmers are the only birds with distinctive uneven bills, where the lower mandible is longer than the upper. It allows them to use their amazing fishing technique.

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : India holds an annual beating retreat ceremony for Republic Day of India.

30

Picture of the day

Church of St. Mary's Nativity in the Suzdal Kremlin, Russia

Change image
English : Church of St. Mary's Nativity in the Suzdal Kremlin, Russia

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : Shio Koji (塩麹)

31

Picture of the day

Oil tanker 'Aegean Harmony' on the Bosporus and view of Beşiktaş in Istanbul, Turkey

Change image
English : Oil tanker 'Aegean Harmony' on the Bosporus and view of Beşiktaş in Istanbul, Turkey

Media of the day


Choose a new media file
English : For His Son is a 1912 American drama film by D. W. Griffith on cocaine addiction.
Request an additional language – Demande d’ajout d’une langue