An ugly duckling no more

An ugly duckling no more

Mute swan in Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, near Valkenswaard, the Netherlands (© David Pattyn/Minden Pictures)

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Today in History

Oct. 23, 2023Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Oct. 23, 2024Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire, United States
Oct. 23, 2025International Day of the Snow Leopard

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Racing through the five boroughs
You can take a refreshing dip here any day of the year
Happy Mothers Day!
Dec. 25, 2024Merry Christmas!
Dec. 23, 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
Oct. 16, 2024Fossils of belemnites and ammonites, Jurassic Coast, UK
A light in the coastal darkness
A cuddling pair of Taiwan yuhina
Jul. 24, 2025Happy Cousins Day!
Giants of the Southern Ocean
Beauty resides in trees
Sep. 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Dec. 2, 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Stealthy pollinators
Mar. 1, 2024Wheaton River, Yukon
Aug. 12, 2025World Elephant Day
The butterfly effect
Sep. 26, 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States
Dec. 29, 2023Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jun. 27, 2025Splendid leaf frog
Jul. 12, 2024Mount Rainier National Park
Jan. 2, 2026Aerial view of Venice, Italy
Jan. 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Keep practicing, little guy
Let there be lights!
Nov. 24, 2025Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India
Stars in daylight
May 5, 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
Oct. 18, 2024Jasper Dark Sky Festival, Alberta
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’