World Migratory Bird Day May 11, 2024

On World Migratory Bird Day, we introduce the indigo bunting, a tiny bird with plumage like the twilight sky. They traverse thousands of miles using the stars to navigate as they fly between North America, and their wintering grounds in Central America and northern South America.

© Jeff R Clow/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

May 11, 2018Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
May 11, 2019Bringing together history and technology
May 11, 2020A tree amid the Tetons
May 11, 2021 The Crown of the Continent
May 11, 2022Santorini, Greece
May 11, 2023Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
May 11, 2025Happy Mothers Day!

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 24, 2024Silvereyes in South Korea
Feb 1, 2018Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
Oct 23, 2019Polar bear capital of the world
Nov 26, 2020Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
Sep 9, 2023Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
May 1, 2019Purple flowers and Golden Week
Dec 28, 2019Did they forget to fly south?
Jan 22, 2023Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year
Mar 16, 2021Why does this panda cub look so happy?
Dec 3, 2019It’s Giving Tuesday
Jun 11, 2024Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
Dec 31, 2021New Year s Eve
May 7, 2025Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Feb 17, 2022Flamenco dancers
Jun 15, 2021Are you older than this lake?
Jul 5, 2019Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
Nov 25, 2023Toledo, Spain
Dec 5, 2019A growing business
Nov 7, 2023Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
Sep 7, 2022200th anniversary of Brazilian independence
Dec 15, 2019The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
Dec 1, 2019Southern lights for Antarctica Day
May 27, 2024Fallen but not forgotten
Oct 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
Oct 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
Jul 25, 2021Illuminated Uluru
Mar 25, 2019Greece celebrates its independence
Mar 27, 2022World Theatre Day
Sep 15, 2025Dallas Latino Cultural Center for Hispanic Heritage