SACRIFICIAL LAMB PIG Photograph by REUTERS/Nicky Loh A man stands in front of his fattened sacrificial pig as part of the Hakka Yimin Festival in Hsinchu, Taiwan on August 29, 2010. During the festival, believers worship ancestors who fought for the government against rebels during ancient times to protect their homeland. After their deaths, locals…
RED WITH ANGER Photograph by AP Photos/MTI, Gyoergy Varga On Monday, October 4th, a large reservoir filled with toxic red sludge in western Hungary ruptured, releasing approximately 700,000 cubic meters (185 million gallons) of stinking caustic mud, which killed many animals, at least four people, and injured over 120 – many with chemical burns. The…
WITHOUT RAIN THERE IS NO RAINBOW Photograph by Beverly Joubert Rainbow Over Baobab Tree: A rainbow graces skies above the Mombo region of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, home to the Moremi Game Reserve, elusive leopards, and lurking hyenas. Baobab trees such as this one can provide some relief from the sweltering heat. via National Geographic Every…
WISH I WAS HERE Photograph by marinfinito Photograph description simply says it’s a fjord in Hawaii, and it need not say anything more 🙂 *Update* Vice-Queen Maria has informed the Sifter that this is no fjord! Rather it’s a cove, Halona Cove in Honolulu, HI, to be exact. Thanks Maria! via Marinfinito on Flickr Every…
TURGER BURTLE via Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!
EYES ON THE PRIZE Photograph by Phil Morgan via Phil Morgan on 1x Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!
ROLE REVERSAL Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!
DOUBLE RAINBOW x INFINITY = THIS Photograph by Ole Christian Salomonsen Explanation: Auroras can make spectacular sights. Photographed above last weekend, flowing multi-colored auroras helped illuminate a busy sky above Tromsø, Norway. Besides the spectacular aurora pictured above, the photographer caught three satellites streaks, one airplane streak, and a friend trying to capture the same…
THE STAR OF STARS Photograph by Dieter Beautiful pattern spotted on this wonderful starfish. via Flickr Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!
PAVING THE WAY Photograph by Billy Nungesser/WWL What you see above isn’t a rural gravel road. It’s a Louisiana waterway, its surface completely covered with dead sea life — a mishmash of species of fish, crabs, stingray and eel. Fish kills are fairly common along the Gulf Coast, particularly during the summer in the area…
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