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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Nov. 8, 2023West Indian manatees, Crystal River
May 9, 2024Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
Nov. 27, 2023Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
An island park for everyone
Nov. 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California
Jun. 9, 2025Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
Apr. 5, 2026Easter Sunday
Oct. 19, 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Mar. 29, 2026Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia
Kings of the north
This blue succulent is as good as gold here
Jan. 21, 2026Eurasian red squirrel
Jul. 11, 2025World Population Day
Mar. 2, 2026Harbour and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand
Sep. 29, 2024West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Connecticut, USA
Sep. 11, 2024Red fox mother kissing her baby
Feb. 13, 2024Mardi Gras
Apr. 1, 2024April Fools Day
Jul. 18, 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week
Apr. 27, 2024Leucistic Annas Hummingbird, California, USA
Jul. 2, 2025Spine-cheeked anemonefish
Aug. 31, 2023Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
Jun. 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
Bring the king cakes
Jan. 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Sep. 14, 2024Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
Oct. 26, 2025National Pumpkin Day
Oct. 16, 2025Eurasian lynx
How’s the air up there?
Jun 14, 2026Mallard duck