Second place: Banna children in Ethiopia with traditional body painting, playing on wooden stilts. A̱di̱dam kaswuo: WAVRIK(CC-BY-SA 4.0)
Third place: Young stars form in 'The Pillars of Creation' as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared camera A̱di̱dam kaswuo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; image processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI) (public domain)
Third place: Firefighter fighting a battle against a veld-fire at Ashton Bay, Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. A̱di̱dam kaswuo: StevenTerblanche(CC BY SA 4.0)
First place: Evolution of a Tornado: Composite of eight images shot in sequence as a tornado formed in Kansas. – A̱di̱dam kaswuo: JasonWeingart (CC BY-SA 4.0)
First place: NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto on July 14, 2015. – A̱di̱dam kaswuo: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute (public domain)
A̱gba̱da̱ndang "A̱gwai" ma̱ a̱mgba̱m á̱nietnkhai 3824 nzi̱t ba di̱ kaat 2 hu. Nyi ku byia̱ bwak di̱ nyia̱ POTY ji̱ byia̱ á̱niet a̱ swak a̱ni neet di̱ ntsa hu, ma̱ng á̱niet 4504 ba̱ ku koot tswák da̱nian a̱mgba̱m nfayit 983 na di̱ kaat 1 hu, a̱wot 3824 si̱ koot tswák mat á̱niet ngaan 54 ba di̱ kaat 2 hu.
A̱son a̱vwuo: Two Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador. The turtles placidly permit the butterflies to sip from their eyes as they bask on a log. This "tear-feeding" is a phenomenon known as lachryphagy. Attribution: amalavida.tv (flickr) (CC BY-SA 2.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat: High above Tocopilla, Chile, one of SQMs Boxcabs coasts downhill to the Reverso switchback. Attribution: Kabelleger / David Gubler (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun's atmosphere, the Corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Flickr)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat High-speed photography of a light bulb shot with an airsoft pistol (positioned right of the lamp). Stefan Krause, Germany (User:Ritchyblack)
A̱son a̱vwuo: A view of the lake Bondhus in Norway. In the background a view of the Bondhus Glacier as a part of the Folgefonna Glacier. (POTD) Heinrich Pniok (Alchemist-hp / pse-mendelejew.de)
A̱son a̱vwuo: In mid-August 2010 ESO Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky snapped this amazing photo at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. A group of astronomers were observing the centre of the Milky Way using the laser guide star facility at Yepun, one of the four Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). (POTD) – Credit:
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: Stari Most, the "Old Bridge", which connects the two banks of river Neretva, has been a symbol of Mostar for centuries. This view from north shows Helebija tower to the left and Tara tower to the right. It was made from the minaret of Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque. (POTD) – Credit: Own work by Ramirez. (GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0)
A̱son a̱vwuo: Sikh pilgrim at the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, India. (POTD) – A̱tyubyia̱: Wikimedian Paulrudd. (GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat The Russian military honor guard welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2009. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country, meeting with counterparts and touring the Russian military academy. (POTD) – A̱tyubyia̱: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley. (PD US Navy)
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A̱son a̱vwuo: Two Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador. The turtles placidly permit the butterflies to sip from their eyes as they bask on a log. This "tear-feeding" is a phenomenon known as lachryphagy. Attribution: amalavida.tv (flickr)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: An Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) in Antarctica jumping out of the water. Attribution: Christopher Michel
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat: High above Tocopilla, Chile, one of SQMs Boxcabs coasts downhill to the Reverso switchback. Attribution: Kabelleger / David Gubler
A̱son a̱vwuo: The tungsten filament burning with a flame in the light bulb. Stefan Krause, Germany (License: FAL 1.3)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: National park "Sviati Hory" (Holy Mountains), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Balkhovitin (License: CC BY-SA 3.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat: A swallow (Hirundo rustica) drinking while flying over a swimming pool sanchezn (License: CC BY-SA 3.0)
A̱son a̱vwuo: European Bee-eater, Ariège, France. The female (in front) awaits the offering which the male will make. Pierre Dalous (User:Kookaburra 81)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun's atmosphere, the Corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Flickr)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat High-speed photography of a light bulb shot with an airsoft pistol (positioned right of the lamp). Stefan Krause, Germany (User:Ritchyblack)
A̱son a̱vwuo: A view of the lake Bondhus in Norway. In the background a view of the Bondhus Glacier as a part of the Folgefonna Glacier. (POTD) Heinrich Pniok (Alchemist-hp / pse-mendelejew.de)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: Self portrait of Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station observing the Earth below during Expedition 24. (POTD) Tracy Caldwell Dyson (NASA)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat Cueva de los Verdes, Canary Islands, Spain. Reflection on water. (POTD) Luc Viatour (Lviatour)
A̱son a̱vwuo: In mid-August 2010 ESO Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky snapped this amazing photo at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. A group of astronomers were observing the centre of the Milky Way using the laser guide star facility at Yepun, one of the four Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). (POTD) – Credit:Yuri Beletsky (ESO).(ESO - CC-BY-SA-3.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: Stari Most, the "Old Bridge", which connects the two banks of river Neretva, has been a symbol of Mostar for centuries. This view from north shows Helebija tower to the left and Tara tower to the right. It was made from the minaret of Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque. (POTD) – Credit: Own work by Ramirez. (GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat Sarychev Peak Volcano erupts June 12, 2009, on Matua Island (North Kuril Islands) (POTD) – Credit: (CC-BY-SA‑2.0)
A̱son a̱vwuo: Sikh pilgrim at the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, India. (POTD) – A̱tyubyia̱: Wikimedian Paulrudd. (GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: Elakala Waterfalls in the Blackwater Falls State park, West Virginia, United States. (POTD) – A̱tyubyia̱: Forest Wander from Cross Lanes, USA. (CC-BY-SA-2.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat The Russian military honor guard welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2009. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country, meeting with counterparts and touring the Russian military academy. (POTD) – A̱tyubyia̱: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley. (PD US Navy)_in_Amritsar,_India.jpg)
A̱son a̱vwuo: Horses on Bianditz mountain. Behind them Aiako Harria mountain can be seen. Mikel Ortega/Richard Bartz (CC-BY-SA-2.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: Fire breathing "Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band" in Chassepierre, Belgium. Luc Viatour (CC-BY-SA-2.5, 2.0, 1.0)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat Steam locomotives of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in the roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois rail yards in 1942. Jack Delano (PD-USGov)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat Red Squirrel with pronounced winter ear tufts in the Hofgarten in Düsseldorf Ray eye (CC-BY-SA-2.0-DE)
A̱son a̱vwuo: The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Joshua Strang (Public domain)
A̱vwuo a̱tyofeang: Homeless person in Paris Eric Pouhier (CC BY-SA 2.5)
A̱vwuo a̱tyotat Hoverflies mating in midair. Fir0002 (GFDL)
