Picture of the day for March 1, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on March 1, 2018: Panoramic view of the ancient Naqsh-e Rustam necropolis located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran. The site includes rock reliefs of Achaemenid and Sassanid periods, 4 tombs of Achaemenid kings and a Cube of Zoroaster (far left). The reliefs are the oldest elements (the oldest one from 1000 BC) of Elamite origin. The tombs were carved out of the rock and belong (left to right) to Darius II (c. 423-404 BC), Artaxerxes I (c. 465-424 BC), Darius I (c. 522-486 BC) and Xerxes I (c. 486-465 BC). The Cube of Zoroaster belongs to the Achaemenid era (5th century BC) and its purpose is still unclear. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naghsh-e_rostam,_Ir%C3%A1n,_2016-09-24,_DD_20-24_PAN.jpg

Picture of the day for February 28, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 28, 2018: Male lion (Panthera leo) yawning in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana, South Africa. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panthera_leo_yawn_(Kgalagadi,_2012).jpg

Picture of the day for February 27, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 27, 2018: Aerial photo of the Tauride Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Tauride_Palace_(crop).jpg

Picture of the day for February 26, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 26, 2018: Observation tower on the Ram Mountain (Barania Gora), the second highest mountain in the Beskid Śląski. Silesia, Poland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barania_G%C3%B3ra_-_observation_tower.jpg

Picture of the day for February 25, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 25, 2018: Anděl metro station in Prague, Czech Republic. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prague_07-2016_Metro_img5_LineB_Andel.jpg

Picture of the day for February 24, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 24, 2018: Cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus), Artemisa, Cuba. On February 24 2008, Raúl Castro, was declared the new President, taking over from his brother Fidel Castro https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cassius_blue_(Leptotes_cassius_theonus)_underside.JPG

Picture of the day for February 23, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 23, 2018: A Dutch Panzerhaubitze 2000 fires a round in Afghanistan. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dutch_Panzerhaubitz_fires_in_Afghanistan.jpg

Picture of the day for February 22, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 22, 2018: A Black Brant IX sounding rocket launches from the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska at 5:14 a.m. EST, Feb. 22, 2017. This is the first of two launches planned in NASA's In Situ and Groundbased Low Altitude StudieS (ISINGLASS) mission to study the structures of auroras. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_NASA_ISINGLASS_rocket_launch.jpg

Picture of the day for February 21, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 21, 2018: A worker installing a turbine blade on a steam turbine rotor being assembled in a Siemens factory in Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dampfturbine_Laeufer01.jpg

Picture of the day for February 20, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 20, 2018: Photo of a Sartuul woman from Tsagatuy village, Dzhidinsky District, Buryatia, Russia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%9B%D1%8B%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0.JPG

Picture of the day for February 19, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 19, 2018: Snow polo match between the teams of Cartier (in red) and Ralph Lauren (in black) at the 30th edition of the Snow Polo World Cup, celebrated in February 2014 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:30th_St._Moritz_Polo_World_Cup_on_Snow_-_20140202_-_Cartier_vs_Ralph_Lauren_18.jpg

Picture of the day for February 18, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 18, 2018: Highlight Towers in Munich, Germany, is a twin tower office skyscraper complex planned by Murphy/Jahn and completed in 2004. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highlight_Towers_Munich,_February_2017_-01.jpg

Picture of the day for February 17, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 17, 2018: Emil Jönsson (Sweden) and Alexey Petukhov (Russia) at the Quebec City Sprint Cross-country Skiing World Cup 2012–2013. Free Team Sprint Final. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quebec_Sprint_Cross-country_Skiing_World_Cup_2012_(4)_V2.jpg

Picture of the day for February 16, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 16, 2018: Coyote (Canis latrans lestes) walking in snow in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canis_latrans_(Yosemite,_2009).jpg

Picture of the day for February 15, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 15, 2018: Students from Yogyakarta State University put on a fashion show on Sudirman Street, Yogyakarta, to celebrate Chinese New Year. They are taking advantage of the car-free day policies. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015_Chinese_New_Year_Fashion_Show,_Sudirman_Street,_Yogyakarta,_2015-02-15_02.jpg

Picture of the day for February 14, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 14, 2018: Bottle of Ron Zacapa XO. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ron-Zacapa-XO.jpg

Picture of the day for February 13, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 13, 2018: Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) mating; Remember it's Valentine's Day tomorrow... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_red_damselflies_(Ceriagrion_tenellum)_mating_female_typica.jpg

Picture of the day for February 12, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 12, 2018: Building of the Irons Museum in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H-sovetskaa-11-5249.jpg

Picture of the day for February 11, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 11, 2018: Groomed skirun from mount Seceda in Gröden https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Groomed_skirun_from_Seceda_Val_Gardena.jpg

Picture of the day for February 10, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 10, 2018: Snowboard figure at the 2008 Shakedown. Saint-Sauveur, Quebec (Canada). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shakedown_2008_Figure_1a.jpg

Picture of the day for February 9, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 9, 2018: The primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Webb_Space_Telescope_Mirrors_Will_Piece_Together_Cosmic_Puzzles_(30108124923).jpg

Picture of the day for February 8, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 8, 2018: Thai Airways International Boeing 747-4D7 (reg. HS-TGP, msn 26610/1047) at Munich Airport (IATA: MUC; ICAO: EDDM) departing 26L. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thai_Airways_International_Boeing_747-4D7_HS-TGP_MUC_2015_03.jpg

Picture of the day for February 7, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 7, 2018: Diesel locomotive Di 4 of Norwegian State Railways with the daytime train from Bodø to Trondheim (Nordlandsbanen), passing the Saltfjellet between Lønsdal and Bolna. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NSB_Di_4_Saltfjell.jpg

Picture of the day for February 6, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 6, 2018: Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013_Porsche_911_Carrera_4S_(991)_(9626546987).jpg

Picture of the day for February 5, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 5, 2018: Worm's-eye view of the office building LVM 1, LVM insurance, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M%C3%BCnster,_LVM_--_2017_--_6351-7.jpg

Picture of the day for February 4, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 4, 2018: Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo sibiricus) in captivity. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bubo_bubo_sibiricus_-_01.JPG

Picture of the day for February 3, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 3, 2018: Interior of the inner walk of Pushkin Bridge, view towards Frunzenskaya Embankment of Moskva River. Moscow, Russia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moscow_Gorky_Park_Pushkinsky_Bridge_08-2016_img3.jpg

Picture of the day for February 2, 2018

Wikipedia picture of the day on February 2, 2018: A marmot seen on top of Mount Dana, Yosemite, CA, USA. The road in the background is Tioga Pass Road https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marmot-edit1.jpg