Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands Feb 12, 2023

Today we"re celebrating Darwin Day with this blue-footed booby on the shores of the Galápagos Islands, where the famous naturalist observed wildlife and collected specimens that would inform his theory of evolution.

© Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Feb 12, 2018National Museum of African American History and Culture
Feb 12, 2019To Roswell, and beyond!
Feb 12, 2020Wake up, it s Darwin Day
Feb 12, 2021The cycle begins anew
Feb 12, 2022Darwin s Arch
Feb 12, 2024Darwin Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 27, 2019Aloe in bloom
Apr 15, 2018The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
Sep 3, 2019In the Most Serene Republic
Dec 24, 2020Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
Jun 28, 2021A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
Jun 2, 2019An island for the birds
Aug 1, 2024Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
Dec 12, 2021Wicker fields in Cañamares, Spain
Dec 5, 2020A cozy winter village
Dec 9, 2023National Llama Day
Jan 11, 2019Life in a North African town
Jan 5, 2019Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
Nov 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Feb 1, 2022Black History Month
Mar 20, 2018Celebrating the first day of spring
Apr 10, 2024Siblings Day
Aug 5, 2018Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
Jan 1, 2021Take the plunge into 2021
Jul 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Aug 27, 2023Jeju Island, South Korea
May 23, 2019Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
Feb 26, 2022Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
May 10, 2024Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
Feb 18, 2023Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Feb 20, 2019An unlikely friendship in the wild
Feb 5, 2020Frozen beauty
Aug 6, 2018Jamaica celebrates its independence
Apr 3, 2024Find a Rainbow Day
Jul 19, 2024A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
Nov 28, 2021Celebrating Panama s independence