This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Bathed in moonlight and swollen with floodwater, the rush of Haw Creek Falls in Arkansas announces the return of spring. To minimize maintenance, there are no bridges along the trail. "In some places you can hop from rock to rock," says Tim Ernst, one of the trail's pioneers. "In others you have to get your feet wet and feel how cold the water really is."
Photograph by Peter Essick
09年3月22日
South American Gray Fox at Dusk
A South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus) yawns as dusk falls on Chile's Torres del Paine National Park. In Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin chronicled his first encounter with another member of the same genus, Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes): "I was able, by quietly walking up behind, to knock him on the head with my geological hammer. This fox, more curious or more scientific, but less wise, than the generality of his brethren, is now mounted in the museum of the Zoological Society."
09年3月23日
Elephant Seal Near Shore
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Outside looking in, a lone male elephant seal lurks at the edge of a harem. Another year of feeding at sea may give him the bulk and the strength to win his own domain.
09年3月24日
Dawn Prayer, Mount Sinai
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
At dawn on Mount Sinai, camels rest and Said Spayel prays. Tourism on the peak has been a boon to Bedouin like Spayel: He charges about $15 a person for camelback rides to the summit. Thousands of other Bedouin live in the desert, where opportunities to earn cash are few.
Photograph by Matt Moyer
09年3月25日
Fort McMurray Islamic School, Canada
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Laughter echoes across the yard as students jump rope outside the Fort McMurray Islamic School in Canada. Like others flocking to the region, Muslims have taken advantage of the booming economy and established a community with several thousand members. Ebrahim Dhooma, principal of the school, says Muslims moved to the area from other parts of Canada and emigrated from all over the world—Sudan, Niger, Pakistan, and Malaysia. Many have taken jobs in mining or started their own businesses, and often their children are first-generation Canadians. "There is a sense of growth and potential in this town," Dhooma says. "With the building of new state-of-the-art facilities and the relative wealth of the area, optimism fills the air."
Photograph by Peter Essick
09年3月26日
Laborers on the Tansa River
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Laborers haul sand and gravel dredged from the Tansa River, which contractors sell to roadbuilders north of Mumbai—an industry that supports hundreds of villagers, along with workers from other parts of India.
See more photographs from the October 2008 feature story "India’s Highway."
Photograph by Ed Kashi
09年3月27日
Chicago City Lights
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Chicago at night burns bright under blankets of clouds. Much of the glow escapes from streetlamps, including clear, Victorian-style lamps good for creating atmosphere but poor for harnessing today's extra-bright bulbs.
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Our Vanishing Night."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Nuorilang means "grand" in Tibetan. Jiuzhaigou's Nuorilang Falls, cascading 80 feet (24 meters) down in the clear mountain light 7,700 feet (2,350 meters) above sea level, offers a suitably grand—and popular—backdrop for bridal photography.
See more photographs from the March 2009 feature story "China's Mystic Waters.”
09年3月29日
Moose Cow and Calf, Mayfield Lake
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Morning draws a moose cow and calf into the shallows of Mayfield Lake in British Columbia. With a rich array of species, including several types of large mammals, the M-K offers a unique window on wildlife. Few roads open into the region, limiting human access—but not animal behavior, says Kathy Parker, a professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Northern British Columbia. A relatively intact landscape has helped keep ecosystems intact and let animals retain flexibility in what they eat and how they migrate. "Animals in the M-K still have a lot of options," Parker says. "It allows animals to use more than one strategy to make a living, which may be important for long-term survival and reproduction."
09年3月30日
Sufi Dancer, Naama Bay, Egypt
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Whirling atop a café overlooking Naama Bay's pedestrian boulevard in Egypt, a tambourine-shaking Sufi dancer seeks to approach the divine—and attract diners. Despite the threat of terrorist attacks, Sinai's open arms and modern aspirations will persist, as long as the tourists keep coming.
See more photographs from the March 2009 feature story "The Sinai: A Separate Peace."
Photograph by Matt Moyer
09年3月31日
Atlantic Walrus, Norway
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Fattened and then abandoned by mothers who leave to mate anew, weaned elephant seal pups stick close together until ready for a first season at sea.
See more photographs from the April 2009 feature story Svalbard.