User talk:Poco a poco

Hi Diego, can you help me to correct this article? thank you very muck--Lodewijk Vadacchino (talk) 14:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I see your work, Diego. Very good. I will give you my vote in Spanish. :) --Albeiror24 - English - Español - Italiano 15:09, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

De una vida y de otro mundo. Bienvenido cuando quieras darte un paseo por el extremo oriente. Tengo varios amigos de España y Latino América que han venido y lo han disfrutado mucho. Dale espera a la votación y continúa constante en tu trabajo. Lo mejor es siempre ser fiel a los principios. Además creo que tienes una gran cultura, eso para mí es más importante. Por lo pronto veo que tienes un gran número de votos a favor. Esperemos a ver qué pasa. Cuenta conmigo. --Albeiror24 - English - Español - Italiano 02:30, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Diego, I liked your wikify, with no experience in web-desings but some bloggers and neither in computers I may have tried to reach to high. It has been a good "patada", so I am going to step one and start looking the data from your remarks, sneeking some more "pinillos" in the same subject. Looking forward to your next kick. Regards.--Lumentzaspi (talk) 12:36, 8 October 2008 (UTC)^

Hi pal, Spanish is my second language, It would have been worst, if like I told you, not just Polish-Basque but if I would have mixed-up Portuguese&Basque+English&French+Italian&Spanish, which is not just a bit of Span-English, to destroy Wikipedia´s politics. You told me where you are, were, have been, do, did & have done. I must confess I have register my same name in other wikis, but with none much contribution. Is that wrong?. You were very kind yerterday helping me, but my background in computers is none, like one of those old mechanics with no theory but few cars pulled apart. Thank you for everything, good-luck & hope we meet again someday. Yours.Lumentzaspi.

• Gute nacht der freunf,

I can understand that so many open an account and never get anywhere, because I have been like scarmbling my shopping list and still have the trolley empty. You guys must have a good time (and patience or vocation) w/ us the beginers. But do not loose hope, one day it will pup up. This time. Just to say ¡Hi & thank you! Lumentzaspi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lumentzaspi (talk • contribs) 21:05, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

• I´ll have in mind your advise to place in all my open but not finished pages, that I´am "on construction".I may be a roadrunner but takes time to pick up those details. Thanks & regards . Lumentzaspi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lumentzaspi (talk • contribs) 14:39, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

• Kaixo mutil,

I have problems with my finger-prints and I´ave sent you a message like a beginer with no signature (in my second language talk), sorry. Lumentzaspi (talk) 19:43, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Grazie Tante, goditi le vacanze. comunque potresti aiutare anche l'articolo in inglese che fa pietà? Grazie Ancora--Lodewijk Vadacchino (talk) 11:17, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Added! No problems. Pedro :  Chat  17:37, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I saw your comments here regarding the creation of pages by IP and non-confirmed users.

Are you familiar with Wikipedia:Article wizard? In addition to being a helpful start for new editors, it creates the desired draft as a user subpage. I think this is a wonderful approach, and would like to see it publicized more.

Once the user has completed their draft to their satisfaction, if they are auto-confirmed by then, they can move it themselves, or they can ask that it be moved, and another pair of eyes can check to make sure it is a net addition to the encyclopedia.

It occurs to be that if one more strongly encouraged the creation of new articles in user subpages, (except, of course, for established editors), one could be more relaxed about allowing brand-new editors, even IPs, to create new pages. The user subpages are no-indexed by rule, so an IP creating a shock page or a blatant advertisement isn't going to achieve their goal. If the page turns out to be decent, it can easily be moved to article space.--SPhilbrickT 14:12, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment - best of luck.--SPhilbrickT 14:57, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Hallo, when you are putting interwikis on the templates (as you did here), then do it on the documentation subpage instead. This way the software does not have to recalculate all the pages which is using the template. I think the same is true for eswiki: es:Plantilla:Fecha categoría artículo. --Christian75 (talk) 12:04, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Edificio principal, Jardín Botánico, Múnich, Alemania 2012-04-21, DD 04.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 11, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-10-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:22, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:4 cilindros y museo BMW, Múnich, Alemania 2012-04-28, DD 02.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 22, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-01-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:20, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Great, thanks for your notice and for the nomination of the Kowloon taxis! All the best, Poco² 23:58, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

• No worries, thank you for so many high quality contributions. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:17, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Puente Don Luis I, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 13.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 10, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-02-10. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:17, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Great news, thanks a lot! I did a minor edit Poco² 08:35, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:40, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

I am not sure if you have noticed, but I have nominated several of your images at WP:FPC. If you feel that they deserve to be promoted, you can come vote for them.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:30, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi Tony, thanks a lot for nominating all those pictures!, it is always interesting to see people's reactions. I'll leave some comments. Poco² 09:46, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

I find it odd that you did not want to support your own images, but I am glad you appreciated it.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:57, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

• (talk page stalker) - Several editors, Nasgualdesign for instance, don't !vote to support their own nominations or edits out of principal. It's a bit more common on Commons from what I've seen. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 17:00, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Actually, in Commons I do support my nomination (I am though considering not to do it anymore), but here I am not sure whether people would agree on that practice and furthermore I am not so familiar with the criteria in en.wp to supportor oppose images. I have seen that the EV plays a key role, and I understand that, which makes it a bit different to Commons (and maybe that's why I prefer that project). That's why I just limited to express my opinion in the nomination. Still, I really appreciate what you did. Poco² 18:31, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Catedral de Alejandro Nevsky, Tallin, Estonia, 2012-08-11, DD 46.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 17, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-02-17. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:18, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the note Crisco! I think that the description looks good, nothing that has to be improved IMO. Poco² 23:18, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Hey there! I found what I think is a good secondary usage for this image. See what you think? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:29, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi Adam, I agree with you. I was wondering why is that so essential for a nomination to FP? If there are 2 articles where the picture is adequate then the nomination confirms its EV? interesting. Poco² 18:35, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

There's a requirement that an image adds significantly to articles. It's mainly meant to give English Wikipedia's FPC process a unique purpose compared to Commons' FPC, but it has the secondary purpose that, if an image is adding to an article significantly, it's likely to stay in the article long-term.

I can kind of see why they objected to the Petrillo Music Shell usage. while it puts it in context in a lovely way, you can't see the seating (if it's there: I suspect the seating comes and goes), and the noone had argued the case for why putting it in context adds value, which is one of those subtle added value things that people sometimes need pointed out: Knowing that, say, when going to a concert there you have a really good view of Chicago as a backdrop is information that isn't present in any other image. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:55, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

The image you added to the article Common toad may have been misidentified. This species lays eggs in strings while your image showed a mass of eggs which may have been frog spawn. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:38, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks for dropping a line here, I will try to find out the right species, thanks a lot! Poco² 20:43, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 28, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-06-28. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:17, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi Crisco 1492, thanks a lot for your arrangements. I went through the description and couldn't have done it better. Thanks again! Poco² 18:55, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Blanca, Cardejón, España, 2012-09-01, DD 02.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 18, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-10-18. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:14, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi Crisco 1492, it looks good! thanks for the arrangements and notice! Poco² 13:46, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

• Always a pleasure. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:12, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Hello Yakikaki and Armbrust, I want to thank you both for nominating the picture and letting me know about the outcome. I have read the discussion and I agree that the file side is too small. That isn't a problem as itself but the reason is that I applied too much denoising and therefore the difference between pixels was reduced, the result is a smaller JPEG. I will upload a new and improved version, if you don't mind. Btw, that's the second FP of that monument, the first one (in Commons) was this one. Best regards, Poco² 19:48, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

To be honest, my believe was not right, the denoising was moderate. Still, I have improved the picture in terms of curves, contrast, sharpness, tilt, perspective and chroma denoising, and will upload a new version Poco² 20:23, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

You have been selected to receive a Merchandise Giveaway! Click the following link for more details: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Merchandise_giveaways/Nominations. Please send me an email (jmatthews@wikimedia.org) for instructions on how to claim your shirt. Thank you again for all you do! --JMatthews (WMF) (talk) 07:25, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Juli: hey, that's a nice surprise. I am contacting you in parallel via email. Thanks! Poco² 17:30, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Monumento a la Libertad, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 10.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 1, 2015. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2015-01-01. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:33, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Kowloon Waterfront, Hong Kong, 2013-08-09, DD 05.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 15, 2015. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2015-08-15. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris WoodrichChris Woodrich (talk) 00:30, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Chris! the caption looks great, I actually learned a few things reading it :) Poco² 00:37, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-20, DD 03.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 22, 2015. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2015-11-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:48, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Chris Woodrich, I don't know how to improve the description, so, it is great! :) --Poco² 23:57, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Calle E Monroe St, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-20, DD 04.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on December 20, 2015. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2015-12-20. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:56, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Iglesia San Juan Kaneo, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 19.JPG is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on December 25, 2015. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2015-12-25. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:58, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

• I've rescheduled for 1 January 2016 to avoid conflict with TFL. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:40, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for creating Amalia Ramírez, Poco a poco!

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Hi Joel.Miles925, I need some help, do you think it is suitable to remove now that terrible template placed in the article? --Poco² 20:10, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

The article Amalia Ramírez has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Ahecht (TALK
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Hi Ahecht, if you had granted me 4 minutes to create it, maybe you could have saved that template and this message. Please, have a look now. --Poco² 19:34, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

The proposed deletion for a biography of a living person really just serves as a warning, and can be removed by anyone (including you) once sources are added. --Ahecht (TALK
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Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Isla Tapu, Phuket, Tailandia, 2013-08-20, DD 36.JPG is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on October 1, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-10-01. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:41, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Better late and never...thank you Chris for your notice, once more. I was travelling when I got your message. The caption looks great. --Poco² 10:03, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Puente Pulteney, Bath, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 51.JPG is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on December 10, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-12-10. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:43, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Chris for the message and the great choice ;) I like that picture very much. The caption looks great, too. Best, Poco² 06:59, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Diego. I know you're a very busy guy but if you can, could you make the article Shah Mosque in Spanish. Since you've been to this mosque, you would be the best person to make this article in my opinion. Thank you very much! --AlmaBeta (talk) 11:38, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

AlmaBeta, that I can take good pictures of a place does not necessarily mean that I can write a good article about it! :) Anyhow, I also missed that article in Spanish and had added that task in my todo list some time ago. I just need some time. --Poco² 10:31, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

Looking forward to see that article in Spanish. All the best to you! --AlmaBeta (talk) 04:33, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

BTW, one of your pictures from Shah Mosque will be featured on the main page on Sunday! AlmaBeta (talk) 07:52, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Ok, AlmaBeta, latest now it was my turn :) here you are! --Poco² 19:28, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Diego. --AlmaBeta (talk) 09:46, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Those are some magnificent images you've contributed of the Castillo de Zafra. Thanks very much! Prioryman (talk) 19:52, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your message Prioryman. I just proposed the first one to FP on Commons, let's see how it goes. That place was inspiring! :) --Poco² 19:56, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Öxarárfoss, Parque Nacional de Þingvellir, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-16, DD 029.JPG is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on February 20, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-02-20. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:56, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you Chris, I added a bit of information. Please, have a look whether it looks fine. --Poco² 11:56, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

• Looks good! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:21, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Moros, Zaragoza, España, 2013-01-07, DD 11-13 HDR.JPG is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 22, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-03-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:21, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, Chris, I've adjusted it a bit and added a bit more information, see here. Best! Poco² 07:38, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

• Looks great! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:45, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Roque Agando, Parque nacional de Garajonay, La Gomera, España, 2012-12-14, DD 01.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 27, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-03-27. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:15, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you Chris, I have just added its height to give the viewer a sense of the size of the rock. Best, --Poco² 14:34, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Isla Elliðaey, Islas Vestman, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-17, DD 106.JPG is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on April 3, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-04-03. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:13, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Chris, the caption looks good, thanks for your choice and message! --Poco² 18:48, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Cascada Dynjandi, Vestfirðir, Islandia, 2014-08-14, DD 136-138 HDR.JPG is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on April 23, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-04-23. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:31, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Hello Chris Woodrich, thank you for the notice and adoption of this image for the main page. I looked into the description and I wouldn't know how to improve it. It is short but with the essential information. --Poco² 06:46, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Heliconius ismenius, Jardín Botánico de Múnich, Alemania, 2013-01-27, DD 02.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on August 3, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-08-03. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:15, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Nothing I can think of to improve the caption, thank you for your work Chris! relentless!! --Poco² 16:22, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi Diego,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Marina City, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-20, DD 01.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on August 9, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-08-09. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:12, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

It looks great Chris, nothing to add :) --Poco² 17:45, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Regarding your picture - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southern_Line_(Cape_Town)&curid=17568315&diff=858748368&oldid=855643449

Surely that is on the way to Simon's Town? It is single track only from Fish Hoek to Simon's Town - it is double track past Kalk Bay Wizzy…☎ 14:44, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Wizzy, indeed, I took the picture from St James. I just added the geodata, so you can have a look with Google Street. I also added a more precise file description --Poco² 19:02, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Where is Kalk Bay harbour? That is Simon's Town naval base towards the left. Compare it to this view

https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.1776267,18.4259939,3a,75y,180h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHBrAzMj4L9PrfthC_ee76Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

But really, the single track gives it away. Wizzy…☎ 12:33, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Wizzy, the view you linked about is pretty much the one I took, what change do you expect now in the file description? You can just go ahead and edit the article. --Poco² 17:41, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

I edited the caption. Nice pic!! Wizzy…☎ 10:53, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

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Hi Poco a poco,

This is to let you know that File:Basílica de_San_Pablo,_Rabat,_isla_de_Malta,_Malta,_2021-08-25,_DD_167.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for July 18, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-07-18. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you!  — Amakuru (talk) 20:34, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

The Basilica of St Paul is a Catholic parish church in Rabat, Malta, located on the edge of the site of the Roman city of Melite. The present church was built between 1653 and 1658, replacing a church that was completed in 1578. It was constructed with funds from the noblewoman Cosmana Navarra, on plans prepared by Francesco Buonamici. The final stages were completed by Lorenzo Gafà. It was elevated to the status of a minor basilica in 2020. The church features a grotto where, according to tradition, Paul the Apostle lived and preached during his three-month stay in Malta in AD 60. This photograph shows the facade of the Basilica of St Paul in 2021. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Clouded Apollo Anne of Cleves Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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Hi Poco a poco,

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Sarcophyton glaucum, also known as toadstool leather coral or rough leather coral, is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae, found from the Red Sea to the western Pacific Ocean. Like other members of Alcyoniidae, it does not have a hard exoskeleton. They are sedentary and taxonomically identified by calcareous sclerites on their exoskeletons, and feature polyps with eight tentacles. Sarcophyton corals build monospecific colonies, typically found in a range of intertidal, subtidal, and near-shore reef flat habitats. Individual S. glaucum corals grow up to 80 centimetres (31 in), usually on reef flats, in lagoons, or on seaward slopes. This S. glaucum coral formation was photographed in the Red Sea off the coast of Ras Katy, near Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Hallelujah Saint-Gaudens double eagle The Colonel Archive More featured pictures

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Pardachirus marmoratus is a species of flatfish in the true sole family Soleidae, native to the western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to Sri Lanka and along the east coast of Africa to Durban. It is found in shallow, coastal waters where the seabed consists of sand or mud, often near coral reefs, and feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates. The body is highly compressed, convex on the eyed side and flat on the blind side. Its colour is frequently whitish, pale brown to pale grey with a scattering of irregular dark brown ring shape markings and many dark brown spots on the head, body, and fins. Pardachirus marmoratus's colour provides camouflage when it rests on sandy or pebbled seafloors. This camouflaged P. marmoratus individual was photographed in the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Willistead Manor Date palm Apollo Lunar Module Archive More featured pictures

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Thelenota ananas, also known as pineapple sea cucumber, among other names, is a sea cucumber in the family Stichopodidae. It is found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters, on the sandy bottom of lagoons and in slabs near coral, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, Polynesia, the Maldives and Australia. The species is characterized by its large size – reaching up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) in length, with a mass of 3 to 6 kilograms (7 to 13 pounds) – and has pointed, star-shaped teats covering the entire body. The body is reddish-orange in color. It plays an important role in coral reef ecosystems, for example by recycling nutrients, and is often eaten as food. This T. ananas sea cucumber was photographed in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Japanese Instrument of Surrender Castle Square Sparassis crispa Archive More featured pictures

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Epinephelus marginatus is a species of fish in the grouper family, Epinephelidae. It is found in coastal waters, primarily at the edges of the Atlantic Ocean – off western Africa and eastern South America – and also in the Indian Ocean around South Africa, Madagascar and Réunion, and throughout the Mediterranean. Epinephelus marginatus is a very large, oval-bodied and large-headed fish with a wide mouth which has a protruding lower jaw. It is typically 90 cm in length but some individuals grow up to 150 cm. The head and upper body are coloured dark reddish brown or greyish, usually with yellowish gold countershading on the ventral surfaces, while the base colour is marked by a vertical series of irregular pale-greenish-yellow, silvery-grey or whitish blotching. This E. marginatus individual was photographed off Cape Palos, Spain. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Sarah Forbes Bonetta Child labor in the United States Tawny-bellied hermit Archive More featured pictures

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Aluterus scriptus, commonly known as the scrawled filefish, is a marine fish in the filefish family, Monacanthidae. It has a circumtropical distribution, being found in the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It inhabits lagoons, coral and rocky reefs, seaweed fields, pinnacles, wrecks and also open water. Aluterus scriptus grows up to 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in) in length and has an elongated elliptical body shape. Its coloration is olive-brown or grey depending on its surrounding environment, with irregular blue lines and spots distributed on the body mixed with some black spots mainly on the head. The species is omnivorous with a diet including small crustaceans, algae, gorgonians, sea anemones, tunicates, fire coral, seagrasses and hydrozoans. This A. scriptus fish was photographed in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Veronica filiformis Nobel Prize in Physics Hooded mountain tanager Archive More featured pictures

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Parazoanthus axinellae, commonly known as the yellow cluster anemone, is a species of zoanthid coral in the family Parazoanthidae. It is found on rocky substrates around the southern Atlantic coasts of Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea, at depths between 23 and 45 metres (75 and 148 ft). Zoanthids differ from true sea anemones in having a different internal anatomy and in forming true colonies in which the individual animals (polyps) are connected by a common tissue, called the coenenchyme. Parazoanthus axinellae is yellow or orange in colour, each polyp featuring 24 to 36 tentacles and having a diameter of 5 millimetres (0.20 in) with a height of 20 millimetres (0.79 in). In the Mediterranean Sea, it frequently forms dense agglomerations, often in association with the soft coral Alcyonium acaule. This P. axinellae cluster was photographed in Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Kaʻiulani Helen Hunt Jackson Devonshire Lodge Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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Orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) is a large-polyp stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, but has also been introduced into the Atlantic, including the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the West African region, and the Mediterranean Sea. The species is found in a variety of habitats including natural caves and rock faces as well as artificial surfaces such as granite, cement, steel and tile. The polyps of orange cup coral are red, and its tentacles are yellow-orange. The orange cup coral is heterotrophic and does not contain zooxanthellae in its tissues as many tropical corals do, allowing it to grow in complete darkness as long as it can capture enough food, feeding by using its transparent tentacles to capture zooplankton. It spreads using the ocean's currents and can reproduce both sexually and asexually. This orange cup coral was photographed in the Gulf of California off the coast of La Paz in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Qurabiya Vela supernova remnant Sheryl Cooper Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of the four extant species of lynx, wild cats in the family Felidae. The Iberian lynx is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, in which it was once widespread, but it is now restricted to a small number of regions in Spain and Portugal, and is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Fossils suggest that the species has been present in Iberia since the end of the Early Pleistocene, around one million years ago. The Iberian lynx has a short bright yellowish to tawny coloured spotted fur. Its body is short with long legs and a short tail, and its head is small with tufted ears and a ruff (hairs under the neck). It preys foremost on the European rabbit for the bulk of its diet, supplemented by red-legged partridge, rodents, and to a smaller degree also on wild ungulates. The Iberian lynx marks its territory with its urine, scratch marks on the barks of trees, and scat. The home ranges of adults are stable over many years and both males and females reach sexual maturity at one year old, although they rarely start breeding until a territory becomes vacant. This wild female Iberian lynx was photographed in Almuradiel, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Soprano saxophone Red-tailed laughingthrush Regeneration Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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Chromodoris annae is a species of sea slug in the family Chromodorididae. It is found in the tropical central area of the Indo-Pacific region from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to the Marshall Islands, a region rich in biodiversity and rich in coral, mangroves and seagrasses. C. annae has an elongated body, reaching a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in), and is coloured in various shades of blue with black spots, its mantle edge and foot being bordered with white and orange-to-yellow lines. The sea slug's diet consists solely of Petrosaspongia, part of the Thorectidae family of sea sponges. It absorbs a noxious chemical from the sponge, storing it in its glands and using it to deter predation. C. annae is generally a docile species, but individuals have been occasionally sighted fighting each other. This C. annae sea slug was photographed in the diving resort of Anilao in Mabini, Batangas, in the Philippines. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Larsen Ice Shelf Portrait of Charles Marcotte Pacific kingfisher Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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Narbonne Cathedral is a Catholic church located in the town of Narbonne, France. Dedicated to Saints Justus and Pastor, it was the cathedral of the Diocese of Narbonne until it was merged with the Diocese of Carcassonne under the Concordat of 1801. It is now a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Carcassonne–Narbonne, and was declared a minor basilica in 1886. The first church on the site was a small Constantinian structure that was erected in 313 and destroyed by fire in 441. A replacement building, erected in 445, fell into ruin and was eventually replaced in 890 by a Carolingian cathedral whose restored steeple remains on the site. Construction on the present Gothic building began in 1272, opening in 1286. It was gradually expanded until 1354, but its size was then limited by the location of the city walls and the rest of the building was never completed, the nave and transept being notably absent. This photograph shows the choir of Narbonne cathedral, looking towards the high altar in the background. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Great Chicago Fire Rainbow bee-eater Paxillus involutus Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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@Poco a poco: Hi Diego, I've just got a brief query regarding this featured picture. You specified in the file name and description that the photo was taken in Anilao, Philippines. Would you be able to clarify which Anilao you took the photo in, so we can link to the correct place in the POTD blurb? Thanks. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 14:25, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

@Ravenpuff: Hi, I tried to clarify it here. Does it look good to you? Poco² 20:06, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

The redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) is a tropical fish in the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes. It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific area, including the Red Sea, the African east coast, the Marquesas Islands and the Society Islands, across to southern Japan and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Redtoothed triggerfish are normally deep blue or purple with a light blue head. They are omnivorous and mostly opportunistic feeders, with crustaceans as their primary food source. They also feed on zooplankton and algae, and remains of cephalopods and fish have been found in their stomachs. This redtoothed triggerfish was photographed off the coast of Anilao in the Philippines. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Amanda Smith Pouteria campechiana Nohkalikai Falls Archive More featured pictures

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Choriaster granulatus, the granulated sea star, is a species of sea star in the family Oreasteridae, and the only species of its genus. It is found both individually and in groups, and resides in the Indo-Pacific region, the Red Sea, Fiji, and the Great Barrier Reef, at depths of up to 53 metres (174 ft) and temperatures of 24 to 29 °C (75 to 84 °F). It favours sandy habitats with rubble slopes and detritus as well as among corals and sponges. C. granulatus has a convex body and five short arms with rounded tips and is relatively large among sea stars, having a maximum radius of about 27 centimetres (11 in). It is most commonly pale pink with brown papillae radiating out from the centre, but can also exhibit colours ranging from grey to yellow and even red. It is a carnivore, having a diet of small invertebrates such as coral polyps as well as carrion. This C. granulatus sea star was photographed off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Aurora australis The Torment of Saint Anthony Blue petrel Archive More featured pictures

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Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata is a fish in the family Gobioidei, the gobies. It is found on reefs or in seagrass beds in the western Pacific, from New Caledonia to the Great Barrier Reef and around New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, at depths from 3 to 26 metres (10 to 85 ft). As with other Amblyeleotris species, it has a symbiotic relationship with alpheid shrimps, with an individual or a pair of gobies sharing a burrow with a pair of shrimps. A. rubrimarginata is up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in length, and its background colour is whitish, marked with five vertical brown or orange bars. It is most readily distinguished from its congeners by a row of red spots along the margin of both dorsal fins and the upper part of the caudal fin, and also by a prominent black spot just above and behind the eye. This A. rubrimarginata fish was photographed at the resort of Anilao in Mabini, Batangas, in the Philippines. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Ibn Khaldun Gray catbird Euromaidan Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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Sabellastarte spectabilis, commonly known as the feather duster worm or the fan worm, is a species of benthic marine polychaete worm in the family Sabellidae. It is native to tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea but has spread to other parts of the world. It is a filter feeder and inhabits holes and cracks in reefs, rocky shores, coral and lava, under boulders in still water, and in tidal pools and channels exposed to heavy surf. S. spectabilis is buff in colour with purple specks, around 8 centimetres (3 inches) in length and up to 1.2 centimetres (0.5 inches) in width. It lives in a tough, leathery tube covered with fine mud, from which projects a branchial crown of branched tentacles. The worm is popular in aquariums because of its distinctive appearance and its ability to remove organic particles and improve water quality. This S. spectabilis worm was photographed in the diving resort of Anilao in Mabini, Batangas, in the Philippines. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Laura Clay Paula Modersohn-Becker Pacific gull Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, ranging from eastern Africa (including South Africa and Madagascar) eastwards to southern Japan and Australia, and in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The species has also been recorded outside its native range in the western Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits shallow, protected coastal waters, including mangroves, coral reefs, and deeper areas with silty substrates. Juveniles typically shelter among mangrove roots and in protected lagoons. The orbicular batfish has a deep, highly compressed, round body, and adults can grow to more than 40 centimetres (16 in) in length. Larger individuals develop a slightly indented snout and a bony intraorbital protuberance. Adults are silvery grey in colour, with black vertical bars running through the eye and across the base of the pectoral fin. The dorsal and anal fins are yellowish with black margins. This orbicular batfish was photographed in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Quercus robur Shapur II Masked trogon Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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Westminster Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, is a Catholic church at Westminster, London, England. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. Designed by John Francis Bentley in a Christian neo-Byzantine style influenced by ninth-century architecture, it is constructed almost entirely of brick, without steel reinforcements. The site on which the cathedral stands was purchased by the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1885 with construction taking place from 1895 to 1903. The cathedral has been visited by Pope John Paul II in 1982, by Queen Elizabeth II in 1995 – the first reigning monarch to attend a Catholic service since the Reformation – and by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. This picture shows Westminster Cathedral's chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Nintendo DSi Orbicular batfish Quercus robur Archive More featured pictures

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Hi Poco a poco,

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The arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cirrhitidae, the hawkfishes. It is found across the tropical Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to the central Pacific (including the Hawaiian and Pitcairn Islands), and from Japan south to Australia. The arc-eye hawkfish inhabits lagoons and seaward coral reefs, often resting motionless among coral heads at depths of 1 to 30 metres (3 to 100 ft). With a length of up to 20 centimetres (8 in), it has variable colouration, typically pale pinkish-brown. The species feeds on crustaceans and small fishes, is usually solitary, and spawns in pairs. It is also collected for the aquarium trade. This arc-eye hawkfish was photographed off the coast of Zanzibar in Tanzania. Photograph credit: Diego Delso Recently featured: Chesme Church Magpie goose Zumwalt-class destroyer Archive More featured pictures

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