1167-249 - Shoppers strolling in the Via Bellagio with Chinese New Year decorations, Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, North America
995-249 - Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone) silhouetted in mid flight, against sunrise with Mute Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in foreground. Angus, Scotland, UK
1267-249 - Fatebenefratelli Hospital founded in the 16th century on Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina) (Insula Tiberina) on Tiber River, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
1373-249 - Typical shops of Arasta Bazaar, a lively traditional street market, lined with small shops selling spices, pottery, carpets and souvenirs in the capital district of Fatih in the city of Istanbul, Turkey
1372-249 - Bamboo logs stored at the vibrant green Bholachhe Pond in the core of Bhaktapur, Nepal. Plant pots and brick buildings surrounding the lake.
1361-249 - Happy hiker reflecting in the water of a small lake below the Bernese Oberland mountains, Bachalpsee, Grindelwald, Bern canton, Switzerland, Europe
1111-249 - One of Jeju Island's many lighthouses stands against Mount Sanbangsan and Mount Hallasan, a shield volcano, Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia
1132-249 - Star Trails and Northern Lights over Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, North America
974-249 - Magnificent anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Ras Mohammed National Park, off Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
1311-249 - Lightning striking from a monsoon storm building up over the abandoned Mexican Quarry near Perkinsville, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1263-249 - Cypress trees, statues and fountains in the gardens of the Alcazar de Los Reyes Cristianos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
734-249 - Ulysses S. Grant Memorial and United States Capitol Building showing current renovation work on the dome, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America
832-309890 - 249 m or 817 ft-long Fuldatalbruecke Kragenhof (Fulda Valley Bridge Kragenhof), part of the ICE Hanover-to-Wuerzburg high-speed railway line near Kirchheim, Hesse, Germany, Europe
979-249 - A possible new species of Orca (Killer Whale) called "Type B" Orca (with a proposed new scientific name of Orcinus nanus) traveling in the Lemaire Strait, Antarctica
733-5418 - Buddhist pilgrims, Sri Maha Bodhi, sacred bodhi tree planted in 249 BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia