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Photo of The Remarkables mountain range, New Zealand, by User:Chmehl.

Kylemore Abbey in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, surrounded by trees. Photo by User:Alvesgaspar. The Kylemore Abbey Biodiversity Stewardship Programme commenced in 2021 in partnership with the School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway, to document and allow students to research the biodiversity of the Kylemore estate.

The Earth setting behind the Moon, recorded during the 2026 Artemis II mission by astronaut Reid Wiseman

A moonstone in Brazil, photographed by User:Archaeodontosaurus. This image was selected as picture of the day on the English Wikipedia for April 29, 2026.

Bengal tiger in Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India by User:Tisha Mukherjee

"Penguin in Antarctica jumping out of the water", by Christopher Michel. The photo won second place in the Wikimedia Commons 2014 Picture of the Year contest.

Capybara swimming in Encontro das Águas State Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by User:Giles Laurent.

The Blue Marble. Viewed from around 29,400 kilometers (18,300 mi; 15,900 nmi) from Earth's surface, this cropped and rotated image has become one of the most reproduced in history. The original photograph of Earth was taken on December 7, 1972, probably by astronaut Harrison Schmitt, during the Apollo 17 mission.

Photo by User:W.carter. Aurora Borealis over Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. The aurora was the result of a G5 geomagnetic storm.

A baby fur seal sleeping in Cape Cross, Namibia, photographed by User:Giles Laurent. This photo won second place in the Wikimedia Commons 2025 Picture of the Year contest

Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia, seen in a photo by CT Snow

A gigantic jet of upper-atmospheric lightning was photographed by astronaut Nichole Ayers. The photo has been edited and annotated. This version won third place in the Wikimedia Commons 2025 Picture of the Year contest.

Earth Day tree planting in Maringo estate, Kenya, 2010

Earth Day photo of students from Pratap Public School, India

"Sixteen tenth-grade students from mainly Russian speaking immigrant families, attending Shevah Mofet, a Tel Aviv high school, participated in a Hayarkon River Clean-up Day dedicated to Earth Day 2011."

This photo is by User:Микола Василечко. Caption from the Commons file page translated by Google Translate: "Seretsky Hydrological Reserve of National Importance. The area between the villages of Plotycha–Velykyi Hlybochok—Ivachiv Dolishniy, Ternopil District", Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

Is this a VTOL aircraft launching itself? No, it's a honey bee (Apis mellifera) launching itself, seen in a slow motion video by User:Phonon.b.

Video of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) singing, by User:Sylke Rohrlach, near Vavaʻu, Tonga.

Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station, with Earth seen through the windows. This photo won second place in the Wikimedia Commons 2011 Picture of the Year contest.

A zinnia flower growing in the Cupola, with Earth visible outside.

Julia butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of Arrau turtles (Podocnemis expansa) in Ecuador. The photo by Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador won first place in the Wikimedia Commons 2014 Picture of the Year contest.

Mother and child photo by User:Htawmonzel, taken in Myanmar

Mother and child on a beach in the Philippines. Photo by User:ShashinPB.

Mother's day cake in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Decoration and photo by User:Beao

A selection of mother's day gifts: bath salts, crochet bags with balm, tea lights, and herbal soaps. Photo by User:Durova.

Mother's day cart. Photo by Delta News Hub.

"Greek Army Warrant Officer Georgia Tsouma holds a picture of her children, Constantinos and Chryssa, on Camp Marechal Lattre de Tassigny, Kosovo." "U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Melisa Washington"

2023 Mother's Day celebration. Photo by Pratap Public School, India.

Iranian Pahlavi dynasty Mother’s Day issue proof medal featuring Farah Pahlavi. Dated SH 1354 (AD/CE 1975). Photo by User:LouisAragon

United States President Woodrow Wilson's Mother's Day Proclamation of May 9, 1914. Uploaded by US National Archives bot

"Mother's Day presentations River of Life Church", Chermside, Queensland, Australia

USAID celebration of Indonesia's Mother's Day, 2013, in Medan

"Took my wife for an early evening Mother's Day stroll around Brookside Gardens. Much to her chagrin, I took my camera and a few lenses along..." Taken in Wheaton Regional Park in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. Photo and caption by Flickr user John Brighenti.

"Hi Mum. Happy Mother’s Day. I hope you have a wonderful day. Thank you so much for looking after Tori for me, without you it would be impossible for me to be here. To Tori, I love you so much my princess, you look after your nanny for me. Love you both. Pte Niamh Sheelan", Irish Defence Forces

"This is a cattleya hybrid that was named 'Radiant Faith' by Mike Young for his wife Faith, on Mother's Day 2015. They lost a daughter, named Orchid, in 2014." Photo by User:Thehumblebumbles.

"Happy Mother's Day" photo of a red rose by Falcon Photography, France.

"CBP Agriculture Specialists at the El Paso port of entry Bridge of the Americas cargo lot inspect a commercial shipment of flowers and plants for disease and pests February 10, 2020. The days before Valentine’s Day are some [of] the busiest for Agriculture Specialists at border locations like El Paso. Other busy periods include Mother’s Day and Easter week." Photo and caption by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Maryland "First Lady Yumi Hogan attends the Orioles Game for Mother’s Day Ceremonial First Pitch by Steve Kwak at Oriole Park [at] Camden Yards", Baltimore, Maryland, United States". 2022 Photo from Maryland's Office of the Governor.

A marzipan Mother's Day Cake with the words "Til mor" (Danish for "To mom"), in Norway. Photo by Øyvind Holmstad

"Til mor" on a card in Norway. Photo by Øyvind Holmstad

A heart-shaped cake with the words "Zum Muttertag", German for "For mother's day". Photo by Josef Türk Jun.

A single mother and her child. While single parenting, the mother studied at Kent State University at Salem. Photo by Beth Rankin.

"A mother and child stand next to their tent in a newly formed Khan Younis refugee camp in the wake of the war in 1948". Photo and caption by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

A drawing with he words "te amo mãe", Portuguese for "I love you, Mom". Photo by User:Ttinnagsilva

Carnation flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, displayed for Mother's Day gifts in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by User:Tokorokoko

Mother's day flower bouquets in Taiwan. Photo by Tianmu Peter.

Mother's Day in Milad Tower, Tehran, in 2014

Major General Rodolfo Palomino, National Police of Colombia, visits mothers in a retirement home in northwestern Bogotá, 2012. Photo by Policía Nacional de Colombia.

День матери в МЧС России ("Mother's Day at the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations").

"1st Lt. Kenieth Mayweather and his mother, Command Sgt. Maj. Rue Mayweather... Mayweather surprised her son with an early Mother's Day visit." Photo by Spc. Roland Hale at Camp Taji, Iraq.