Commons:POTD
| Picture of the day |
|---|
| 11 May 2026 |
 |
Chalcophaps indica (Asian Emerald Dove) in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. |
These are the images selected for display on the Main Page as the Picture of the day. Publishing them on this page allows users to translate the captions into other languages.
Pictures of the day will be chosen from Featured pictures of Commons. Featured pictures are the finest images on Wikimedia Commons and are selected by consensus on Commons:Featured picture candidates. Pictures of the day should be selected from images that were strongly supported during the nomination process. For instructions on how to add a Picture of the Day, see Commons:Picture of the day/Instructions.
 |
 |
The current Picture of the Day can be included on a page using the template
{{Potd|width=300|float=right|lang=en}}
The image can be accessed using
[[:File:{{Potd/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}}}]]
The caption can be accessed using
{{Potd/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}} (en)}}
Write a description
You can write a description for a Picture of the day by using this function. Replace YYYY with the wanted year, MM with month, DD with day, and xx with your language code. Further information is given on the page that opens after you click on the button.
Current month
1
 View of the coastal artillery site Castillitos, Cartagena, Spain. It was built together with the coastal artillery Cenizas in order to protect the entrance to the Bay of Cartagena in the Mediterranean Sea. The construction took place between 1933 and 1936 following a project from 1926 during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. It's a Spanish National Heritage Monument since 1985. Change image |
English : View of the coastal artillery site Castillitos, Cartagena, Spain. It was built together with the coastal artillery Cenizas in order to protect the entrance to the Bay of Cartagena in the Mediterranean Sea. The construction took place between 1933 and 1936 following a project from 1926 during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. It's a Spanish National Heritage Monument since 1985. |
2
 Escheckstraße (with mast of a T-bar lift), Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Change image |
English : Escheckstraße (with mast of a T-bar lift), Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
3
 Boat poled through a mangrove arch, Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam, Kerala, India Change image |
4
_Scottsdale.jpg) Change image |
English : Platypus or Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) near Scottsadale, Tasmania, Australia. |
5
_für_Aerofotogrammetrie_Aufnahmen,_000398822,_edit.jpg) Operating an aerial camera Wild Heerbrugg from a biplane Häfeli DH-5 (military) for aeronautical photogrammetry. Image captured in 1930. Change image |
English : Operating an aerial camera Wild Heerbrugg from a biplane Häfeli DH-5 (military) for aeronautical photogrammetry. Image captured in 1930. |
6
 Change image |
7
 Small waterfall on Gunung Lambak, one of several along the stream that flows next to the main path up the mountain. This is a focus stack of 2 photographs, and a neutral density filter was used to allow a long exposure time of 2 seconds. Change image |
English : Small waterfall on Gunung Lambak, one of several along the stream that flows next to the main path up the mountain. This is a focus stack of 2 photographs, and a neutral density filter was used to allow a long exposure time of 2 seconds. |
8
 A Marmelade fly (Episyrphus balteatus) on flight. Change image |
9
 A staircase of Liesikuja parking hall in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Finland in 2022 May. Change image |
10
_02.jpg) Flower buds in development of a Crocosmia 'Lucifer' (Montbretia). Focus stack of 54 photos. Change image |
English : Flower buds in development of a Crocosmia 'Lucifer' (Montbretia). Focus stack of 54 photos. |
11
Chalcophaps indica (Asian Emerald Dove) in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. Change image |
12
 Aerial view of the ruins of Takht-i-Bahi, a 1st-century CE Buddhist monastery complex located in what was once the ancient Indian region of Gandhara, in the present-day northern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is representative of Buddhist monastic architecture from its era and the ruins were listed as a World Heritage Site in 1980, with UNESCO describing it as having been "exceptionally well-preserved". Change image |
English : Aerial view of the ruins of Takht-i-Bahi, a 1st-century CE Buddhist monastery complex located in what was once the ancient Indian region of Gandhara, in the present-day northern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is representative of Buddhist monastic architecture from its era and the ruins were listed as a World Heritage Site in 1980, with UNESCO describing it as having been "exceptionally well-preserved". |
13
 This azulejo from the Igreja de São Bento (Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal) depicts Our Lady of Fátima. Today is the feast of Our Lady of Fátima in the Catholic Church and the 110th anniversary of her first apparition to three shepherd children. Change image |
English : This azulejo from the Igreja de São Bento (Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal) depicts Our Lady of Fátima. Today is the feast of Our Lady of Fátima in the Catholic Church and the 110th anniversary of her first apparition to three shepherd children. |
14
 This stained glass window in the Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans (Le Mans, France) depicts the Virgin Mary and the apostles during the Ascension of Jesus. Today is the Feast of the Ascension in Western Christianity. Change image |
English : This stained glass window in the Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans (Le Mans, France) depicts the Virgin Mary and the apostles during the Ascension of Jesus. Today is the Feast of the Ascension in Western Christianity. |
15
_female_head_Atherton.jpg) Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami) female, Crater Lakes, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia. Change image |
English : Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami) female, Crater Lakes, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia. |
16
.jpg) Partially frozen Gurudongmar Lake, a glacial lake located to the north of the Himalayas in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim at an altitude of over 5,150 metres (16,900 ft). The lake is fed by glaciers of the Khangchengyao massif, forms the headwaters of the Teesta river and is considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. Today is Sikkim Day, which commemorates the formation of Sikkim as a state of India in 1975, following a popular referendum and full merger after decades of being a protectorate since 1947. Change image |
English : Partially frozen Gurudongmar Lake, a glacial lake located to the north of the Himalayas in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim at an altitude of over 5,150 metres (16,900 ft). The lake is fed by glaciers of the Khangchengyao massif, forms the headwaters of the Teesta river and is considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. Today is Sikkim Day, which commemorates the formation of Sikkim as a state of India in 1975, following a popular referendum and full merger after decades of being a protectorate since 1947. |
17
 Change image |
18
_21.jpg) Scuol-Motta Naluns, View from Motta Naluns on the environment. Change image |
English : Scuol-Motta Naluns, View from Motta Naluns on the environment. |
19
 Mundari child in a cattle camp near Terekeka, South Sudan. Change image |
English : Mundari child in a cattle camp near Terekeka, South Sudan. |
20
 Panthera tigris tigris (Bengal tiger) in Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India. Change image |
English : Panthera tigris tigris (Bengal tiger) in Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India. |
21
 Sveti Đorđe Island, off the coast of Perast, Montenegro. Today is Montenegro's Independence Day. Change image |
English : Sveti Đorđe Island, off the coast of Perast, Montenegro. Today is Montenegro's Independence Day. |
22
.jpg) Change image |
23
 Bolhão Market in Porto, Portugal Change image |
24
 A vintage travel gear seller at Marché Dauphine, Saint-Ouen, Paris Change image |
25
 Change image |
26
 Crepuscular rays over parc de Noisiel (park of Noisiel) at sunrise. Taken from above the gardens of Champs-sur-Marne castle, Seine-et-Marne, France Change image |
English : Crepuscular rays over parc de Noisiel (park of Noisiel) at sunrise. Taken from above the gardens of Champs-sur-Marne castle, Seine-et-Marne, France |
27
 Great Pond and Turkish Bath pavilion, Catherine Park, Pushkin town, Saint Petersburg, Russia Change image |
English : Great Pond and Turkish Bath pavilion, Catherine Park, Pushkin town, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
28
 Change image |
29
 Change image |
English : Hercules’ cudgel with Pieskowa Skała on the background. Ojców National Park, Southern Poland. |
30
 American physician Abraham Verghese in 2023. Today is his birthday. Change image |
31
 An image of the Holy Trinity from the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany. Today is Trinity Sunday in Western Christianity. Change image |
English : An image of the Holy Trinity from the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany. Today is Trinity Sunday in Western Christianity. |
Request an additional language – Demande d’ajout d’une langue