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2 March 2026

Nightjars are medium-sized, primarily nocturnal or crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) birds in the family Caprimulgidae. They are known for their camouflage, insectivorous diet and wide, bristle-fringed mouths. They hunt moths and other insects in flight and are often seen swooping around streetlights or in open woodlands. Here, nightjars and spotted owlets fly near neem trees at night to catch winged termites in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on January 21, 2026.

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2 March 2026

Nightjars are medium-sized, primarily nocturnal or crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) birds in the family Caprimulgidae. They are known for their camouflage, insectivorous diet and wide, bristle-fringed mouths. They hunt moths and other insects in flight and are often seen swooping around streetlights or in open woodlands. Here, nightjars and spotted owlets fly near neem trees at night to catch winged termites in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on January 21, 2026.

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3 April 2025

Ground service staff stand next to a shuttle bus beside a VietJet Air aircraft during sunrise at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 3, 2025. The tarmac is active with support vehicles and equipment as morning operations begin under a colorful sky.

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3 April 2025

Aircraft from various airlines, including Vietnam Airlines and Fly One Airlines, park on the tarmac during sunrise at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 3, 2025. Ground service trucks and mobile staircases are active as early departures are prepared near the control tower.

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#11671212

16 October 2024

TheThe Coral-tailed Cloudwing (Tholymis Tillarga) Is A Species Of Dragonfly In The Family Libellulidae. It Is Found From Tropical West Africa To Asia, Australia, And The Pacific Islands. Common Names Include Old World Twister, Evening Skimmer, Creepuscular Darter, Foggy-winged Twister, And Twister. It Is A Medium-sized Dragonfly With Reddish Eyes, Yellowish Red Thorax, And Coral Red Abdomen. Its Wings Are Transparent; But Hind Wings Have A Golden-brown Patch In The Base, Bordered By A Cloudy-white Patch. It Is A Migrant With A Permanent Presence In Humid Parts Of The Tropics. It Breeds In Standing Water Bodies; And Prefers Weedy Ponds, Swamps, And Lakes. They Are Active At Dusk And Dawn, As Well As During Cloudy Days. An Orange-colored Coral-tailed Cloudwing Dragonfly Sits On An Orange Rusty Iron Grill In A House, The Golden Sunlight Of The Midday Sun Is Diffused Through The Dragonfly's Golden Wings At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on october 16, 2024.

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16 October 2024

TheThe Coral-tailed Cloudwing (Tholymis Tillarga) Is A Species Of Dragonfly In The Family Libellulidae. It Is Found From Tropical West Africa To Asia, Australia, And The Pacific Islands. Common Names Include Old World Twister, Evening Skimmer, Creepuscular Darter, Foggy-winged Twister, And Twister. It Is A Medium-sized Dragonfly With Reddish Eyes, Yellowish Red Thorax, And Coral Red Abdomen. Its Wings Are Transparent; But Hind Wings Have A Golden-brown Patch In The Base, Bordered By A Cloudy-white Patch. It Is A Migrant With A Permanent Presence In Humid Parts Of The Tropics. It Breeds In Standing Water Bodies; And Prefers Weedy Ponds, Swamps, And Lakes. They Are Active At Dusk And Dawn, As Well As During Cloudy Days. An Orange-colored Coral-tailed Cloudwing Dragonfly Sits On An Orange Rusty Iron Grill In A House, The Golden Sunlight Of The Midday Sun Is Diffused Through The Dragonfly's Golden Wings At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on october 16, 2024.

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16 October 2024

TheThe Coral-tailed Cloudwing (Tholymis Tillarga) Is A Species Of Dragonfly In The Family Libellulidae. It Is Found From Tropical West Africa To Asia, Australia, And The Pacific Islands. Common Names Include Old World Twister, Evening Skimmer, Creepuscular Darter, Foggy-winged Twister, And Twister. It Is A Medium-sized Dragonfly With Reddish Eyes, Yellowish Red Thorax, And Coral Red Abdomen. Its Wings Are Transparent; But Hind Wings Have A Golden-brown Patch In The Base, Bordered By A Cloudy-white Patch. It Is A Migrant With A Permanent Presence In Humid Parts Of The Tropics. It Breeds In Standing Water Bodies; And Prefers Weedy Ponds, Swamps, And Lakes. They Are Active At Dusk And Dawn, As Well As During Cloudy Days. An Orange-colored Coral-tailed Cloudwing Dragonfly Sits On An Orange Rusty Iron Grill In A House, The Golden Sunlight Of The Midday Sun Is Diffused Through The Dragonfly's Golden Wings At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on october 16, 2024.

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16 October 2024

TheThe Coral-tailed Cloudwing (Tholymis Tillarga) Is A Species Of Dragonfly In The Family Libellulidae. It Is Found From Tropical West Africa To Asia, Australia, And The Pacific Islands. Common Names Include Old World Twister, Evening Skimmer, Creepuscular Darter, Foggy-winged Twister, And Twister. It Is A Medium-sized Dragonfly With Reddish Eyes, Yellowish Red Thorax, And Coral Red Abdomen. Its Wings Are Transparent; But Hind Wings Have A Golden-brown Patch In The Base, Bordered By A Cloudy-white Patch. It Is A Migrant With A Permanent Presence In Humid Parts Of The Tropics. It Breeds In Standing Water Bodies; And Prefers Weedy Ponds, Swamps, And Lakes. They Are Active At Dusk And Dawn, As Well As During Cloudy Days. An Orange-colored Coral-tailed Cloudwing Dragonfly Sits On An Orange Rusty Iron Grill In A House, The Golden Sunlight Of The Midday Sun Is Diffused Through The Dragonfly's Golden Wings At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on october 16, 2024.

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13 April 2022

Palestinian youths play football at a refugee camp in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, before breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on April 12, 2022. - Throughout the month, devout Muslims must abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset when they break the fast with the Iftar meal.

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19 July 2020

Panoramic View of the beautiful picturesque landscape of Oia town, Greece, on July 6, 2020 during the magic hour, dusk sunset time and the blue dome churches. Houses or hotels with the famous traditional architecture of the Cyclades islands over the Caldera of the Volcano and the Aegean sea. Santorini island is one of the most famous Greek and Mediterranean destinations, famous for the active volcano and the sunset, it is considered a romantic and relaxing destination for summer holidays and honeymoon. During the sundown, there are usually thousands of couples, tourists from all over the world with a large majority of Asian and Chinese, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there are only a few yet. The Greek authorities lifted the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown measures and allowed the first wave of tourists at 15 of June and then since July 1 with direct flights to the islands, but to specific countries with low pandemic cases. The tourism industry is one of the main income sources for the country so Greece started easing the measures trying to keep up the safety protocols in order to relaunch the tourism season.

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19 July 2020

Panoramic View of the beautiful picturesque landscape of Oia town, Greece, on July 6, 2020 during the magic hour, dusk sunset time and the blue dome churches. Houses or hotels with the famous traditional architecture of the Cyclades islands over the Caldera of the Volcano and the Aegean sea. Santorini island is one of the most famous Greek and Mediterranean destinations, famous for the active volcano and the sunset, it is considered a romantic and relaxing destination for summer holidays and honeymoon. During the sundown, there are usually thousands of couples, tourists from all over the world with a large majority of Asian and Chinese, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there are only a few yet. The Greek authorities lifted the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown measures and allowed the first wave of tourists at 15 of June and then since July 1 with direct flights to the islands, but to specific countries with low pandemic cases. The tourism industry is one of the main income sources for the country so Greece started easing the measures trying to keep up the safety protocols in order to relaunch the tourism season.

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19 July 2020

Panoramic View of the beautiful picturesque landscape of Oia town, Greece, on July 6, 2020 during the magic hour, dusk sunset time and the blue dome churches. Houses or hotels with the famous traditional architecture of the Cyclades islands over the Caldera of the Volcano and the Aegean sea. Santorini island is one of the most famous Greek and Mediterranean destinations, famous for the active volcano and the sunset, it is considered a romantic and relaxing destination for summer holidays and honeymoon. During the sundown, there are usually thousands of couples, tourists from all over the world with a large majority of Asian and Chinese, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there are only a few yet. The Greek authorities lifted the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown measures and allowed the first wave of tourists at 15 of June and then since July 1 with direct flights to the islands, but to specific countries with low pandemic cases. The tourism industry is one of the main income sources for the country so Greece started easing the measures trying to keep up the safety protocols in order to relaunch the tourism season.

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19 July 2020

Panoramic View of the beautiful picturesque landscape of Oia town, Greece, on July 6, 2020 during the magic hour, dusk sunset time and the blue dome churches. Houses or hotels with the famous traditional architecture of the Cyclades islands over the Caldera of the Volcano and the Aegean sea. Santorini island is one of the most famous Greek and Mediterranean destinations, famous for the active volcano and the sunset, it is considered a romantic and relaxing destination for summer holidays and honeymoon. During the sundown, there are usually thousands of couples, tourists from all over the world with a large majority of Asian and Chinese, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there are only a few yet. The Greek authorities lifted the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown measures and allowed the first wave of tourists at 15 of June and then since July 1 with direct flights to the islands, but to specific countries with low pandemic cases. The tourism industry is one of the main income sources for the country so Greece started easing the measures trying to keep up the safety protocols in order to relaunch the tourism season.

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19 July 2020

Panoramic View of the beautiful picturesque landscape of Oia town, Greece, on July 6, 2020 during the magic hour, dusk sunset time and the blue dome churches. Houses or hotels with the famous traditional architecture of the Cyclades islands over the Caldera of the Volcano and the Aegean sea. Santorini island is one of the most famous Greek and Mediterranean destinations, famous for the active volcano and the sunset, it is considered a romantic and relaxing destination for summer holidays and honeymoon. During the sundown, there are usually thousands of couples, tourists from all over the world with a large majority of Asian and Chinese, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there are only a few yet. The Greek authorities lifted the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown measures and allowed the first wave of tourists at 15 of June and then since July 1 with direct flights to the islands, but to specific countries with low pandemic cases. The tourism industry is one of the main income sources for the country so Greece started easing the measures trying to keep up the safety protocols in order to relaunch the tourism season.

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19 July 2020

Panoramic View of the beautiful picturesque landscape of Oia town, Greece, on July 6, 2020 during the magic hour, dusk sunset time and the blue dome churches. Houses or hotels with the famous traditional architecture of the Cyclades islands over the Caldera of the Volcano and the Aegean sea. Santorini island is one of the most famous Greek and Mediterranean destinations, famous for the active volcano and the sunset, it is considered a romantic and relaxing destination for summer holidays and honeymoon. During the sundown, there are usually thousands of couples, tourists from all over the world with a large majority of Asian and Chinese, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there are only a few yet. The Greek authorities lifted the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown measures and allowed the first wave of tourists at 15 of June and then since July 1 with direct flights to the islands, but to specific countries with low pandemic cases. The tourism industry is one of the main income sources for the country so Greece started easing the measures trying to keep up the safety protocols in order to relaunch the tourism season.

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19 July 2020

Panoramic View of the beautiful picturesque landscape of Oia town, Greece, on July 6, 2020 during the magic hour, dusk sunset time and the blue dome churches. Houses or hotels with the famous traditional architecture of the Cyclades islands over the Caldera of the Volcano and the Aegean sea. Santorini island is one of the most famous Greek and Mediterranean destinations, famous for the active volcano and the sunset, it is considered a romantic and relaxing destination for summer holidays and honeymoon. During the sundown, there are usually thousands of couples, tourists from all over the world with a large majority of Asian and Chinese, but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there are only a few yet. The Greek authorities lifted the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown measures and allowed the first wave of tourists at 15 of June and then since July 1 with direct flights to the islands, but to specific countries with low pandemic cases. The tourism industry is one of the main income sources for the country so Greece started easing the measures trying to keep up the safety protocols in order to relaunch the tourism season.

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