Picture of the day for December 1, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 1, 2017: Buldern manor at christmas time, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D%C3%BClmen,_Buldern,_Schloss_Buldern_--_2015_--_0040-4.jpg

Picture of the day for November 30, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 30, 2017: Vanessa indica, Indian Red Admiral, is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India. Males commonly imbibe mineralised moisture from damp ground, and also visit dung or decomposing fallen fruit. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanessa_indica-Silent_Valley-2016-08-14-002.jpg

Picture of the day for November 29, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 29, 2017: A Sukhoi Superjet 100 (RA-97004) of Alenia Aermacchi flying off the coast of Italy near Turin. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_SuperJet_100_(5114478300).jpg

Picture of the day for November 28, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 28, 2017: Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, Japan, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an independent Buddhist temple. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiyomizu-dera,_Kyoto,_November_2016_-07.jpg

Picture of the day for November 27, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 27, 2017: A concept of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. In this picture, the rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of the rover's arm. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curiosity_-_Robot_Geologist_and_Chemist_in_One!.jpg

Picture of the day for November 26, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 26, 2017: The Berca Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation located close to Berca in Buzău County, Romania. The phenomenon is caused due to gases that erupt from 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) deep towards the surface, through the underground layers of clay and water, they push up underground salty water and mud, so that they overflow through the mouths of the volcanoes, while the gas emerges as bubbles as you can see in the image. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volcanes_de_lodo,_Buzau,_Ruman%C3%ADa,_2016-05-29,_DD_33.jpg

Picture of the day for November 25, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 25, 2017: An immature male bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), the smallest bird in the world - it weighs only 1.6 grams. It is endemic to Cuba. Today is the first anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro, President of Cuba for over 31 years. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bee_hummingbird_(Mellisuga_helenae)_immature_male.jpg

Picture of the day for November 24, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 24, 2017: American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulvus) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alaska_Red_Fox_(Vulpes_vulpes).jpg

Picture of the day for November 23, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 23, 2017: A high purity (99.999 %) rhenium single crystal made by the floating zone process, an ebeam remelted (99.995 %) rhenium bar and as well as a high purity (99.99 % = 4N) 1 cm3 rhenium cube for comparison. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhenium_single_crystal_bar_and_1cm3_cube.jpg

Picture of the day for November 22, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 22, 2017: Inui-yagura Turret, guarding the outer moat of Osaka Castle and the skyline of Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osaka_Castle_Outer_Moat_and_Osaka_Business_Park,_November_2016.jpg

Picture of the day for November 21, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 21, 2017: Female Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) smashing a tilapia against a post to break its spine on Lake Naivasha, Kenya. To celebrate World Fisheries Day. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_kingfisher_(Megaceryle_maxima)_female_composite.jpg

Picture of the day for November 20, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 20, 2017: A view from the observation deck at the top station of the Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The Duquesne Incline is one of two surviving inclines in Pittsburgh, the other being the Monongahela Incline. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Pittsburgh_from_Duquesne_Incline_in_the_morning.jpg

Picture of the day for November 19, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 19, 2017: The Oceania-class cruise ship MS Marina docked in Sète, Hérault, France. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marina_(ship,_2011),_S%C3%A8te_01.jpg

Picture of the day for November 18, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 18, 2017: The Water Palace in Jaipur, India https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jaipur_03-2016_39_Jal_Mahal_-_Water_Palace.jpg

Picture of the day for November 17, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 17, 2017: Frontal view of the Central University Library of Bucharest and Carol I statue, Bucharest, Romania. The Central University Library was founded in 1895, 31 years after the foundation of the University of Bucharest, as the Carol I Library of the University Foundation. The building, designed by French architect Paul Gottereau, was completed in 1893 and opened on 14 March 1895. The volume collection has grown steadily from 3,400 volumes in 1899 to over 2 million in 1970. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biblioteca_Central_de_la_Universidad_de_Bucarest,_Bucarest,_Ruman%C3%ADa,_2016-05-29,_DD_97-99_HDR.jpg

Picture of the day for November 16, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 16, 2017: The Kinkaku-ji, or temple of the Golden Pavillion, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Kyoto, Japan, as seen during Koyo, the autumnal season of colorful leaves. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kinkaku-ji_in_November_2016_-02.jpg

Picture of the day for November 15, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 15, 2017: Agriocnemis pieris, White Dartlet, belongs to Agriocnemis genus of small damselflies (commonly known as Wisps or Dartlets) in Coenagrionidae's subfamily Agriocnemidinae. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agriocnemis_pieris-Kadavoor-2016-11-26-001.jpg

Picture of the day for November 14, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 14, 2017: Porsche 911 Carrera RSR, built in 1974, at the Oldtimer Grand Prix of the AvD 2011 at the Nürburgring, Germany, just before the Mercedes-Arena. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porsche_911_Carrera_RSR,_Bj._1974_(2011-08-13_Sp).JPG

Picture of the day for November 13, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 13, 2017: The Earth straddling the limb of the Moon, as seen from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter above Compton crater. The center of the Earth in this view is 4.04°N, 12.44°W, just off the coast of Liberia. The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara desert, with Saudia Arabia just beyond. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earthrise_over_Compton_crater_-LRO_full_res.jpg

Picture of the day for November 12, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 12, 2017: Swiss made needle files by Glardon/Vallorbe. Set consisting of 6 files, all 140 mm in length and Swiss cut 0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.jpg

Picture of the day for November 11, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 11, 2017: Hypogeum of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, an archeological site in the city of El Djem, Tunisia. At both sides of this tunnel are located the cells where the beasts for the games were kept. The amphitheatre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, was built around 238 AD, when the modern Tunisia belonged to the Roman province of Africa. It is the third biggest amphiteatre and one of the best preserved Roman ruins in the world with capacity for 35,000 spectators within 148 metres (486 ft) and 122 metres (400 ft) long axes and unique in Africa. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anfiteatro,_El_Jem,_T%C3%BAnez,_2016-09-04,_DD_35-37_HDR.jpg

Picture of the day for November 10, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 10, 2017: A twin-engine civil helicopter Eurocopter EC135 in flight. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EC-135_SP-HXX_HEMS.JPG

Picture of the day for November 9, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 9, 2017: Weathered tree in the game reserve, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D%C3%BClmen,_Wildpark_--_2017_--_6075-81.jpg

Picture of the day for November 8, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 8, 2017: Male saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola) from the Pantanal in Brazil. The town of Saffron Walden got its name because the saffron crocus became an important crop in the 16th Century. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saffron_finch_(Sicalis_flaveola)_male.JPG

Picture of the day for November 7, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 7, 2017: Bottom view of an iwan in the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, an UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the oldest still standing buildings in Iran and it has been continuously changing its architecture since it was erected in 771 until the 20th century. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gran_Mezquita_de_Isfah%C3%A1n,_Isfah%C3%A1n,_Ir%C3%A1n,_2016-09-20,_DD_26.jpg

Picture of the day for November 6, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 6, 2017: Papilio polytes, Common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. Here the female is in the form stichius, mimicking unpalatable Pachliopta aristolochiae. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papilio_polytes-Thekkady-2016-12-03-001.jpg

Picture of the day for November 5, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 5, 2017: Main hall of Kiyomizu-dera, an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. It is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiyomizu-dera,_Kyoto,_November_2016_-01.jpg

Picture of the day for November 4, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 4, 2017: Diesel locomotive ChME3-5947 in Vinnitsa railway station. This locomotive was manufactured in November, 1987. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diesel_locomotive_ChME3-5947_in_Vinnitsa_railway_station,_Ukraine,_2012.jpg

Picture of the day for November 3, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 3, 2017: Southeast transept of Saint Karl Borromaeus church at Vienna Central Cemetery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wien_Zentralfriedhof_Kirche_Innenraum_SO-Seite_01.jpg

Picture of the day for November 2, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 2, 2017: Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding on a springbok carcass, Etosha National Park, Namibia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012-bb-jackal-1.jpg