The Plumbeous Water Redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa, male pictured) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae which is found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. The bird's common name refers to its colour, resembling lead. The bird tends to be found near running water, often at higher altitudes, though it will go to lower altitudes during the winter.

Photo: JJ Harrison

The larva of Cydalima perspectalis, a species of moth native to eastern Asia but also found in Europe. Larvae, such as this specimen photographed in Dornbirn, Germany, feed on the leaves and shoots of Buxus species.

Photo: Böhringer Friedrich

The Chesme Church is a small Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780, at the direction of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, it was erected to commemorate the anniversary of Russia's 1770 victory over Turkish forces in Chesme Bay during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.

Photo: A.Savin

The Ardabil Carpet in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, is a Persian carpet completed during the reign of Tahmasp I (mid 16th-century). Acquired by the museum in the 1890s, the carpet, which has 26 million knots, was "in tatters" and was restored by sacrificing a similar rug.

Carpet: Maqsud of Kashan; photograph: Victoria & Albert Museum

The SNCB Class 77 is a class of 4-axle B'B' diesel-hydraulic locomotive designed for shunting and freight work. It was manufactured at the beginning of the 2000s by Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik, and later by Vossloh at the Maschinenbau Kiel plant in Kiel, Germany, for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

Photograph: Marc Ryckaert

A satellite image showing Fogo, one of the islands making up Cape Verde. The Pico do Fogo volcano, which forms the whole island, is a tourist attraction and the tallest peak in the archipelago.

Photo: NASA Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen

Many humans consume various types of eggs as part of their diet. Two edible parts of a chicken egg (the type most often consumed) are shown here: the white and the yolk. The white is a clear liquid surrounding the yolk, consisting of 90% water and 10% dissolved proteins. The yolk, a firm yellow sphere, contains all of the egg's fat and cholesterol and about one-half of the protein. Not shown in the illustration is the egg's outer shell which is not normally consumed.

Photo: Biswarup Ganguly

Tony Estanguet (b. 1978) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. Before announcing his retirement, he competed in four Olympic Games and, with his win at the 2012 London Games, became the first French Olympian to win three gold medals in the same Olympic discipline.

Photo: Pavel.rycl

LH 95 is a modestly sized stellar nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud orbiting the Milky Way.

Photo: NASA/ESA

The Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a small, migratory passerine bird found in Central and North America. It breeds in woodlands in the eastern United States and often nests on human structures. This specimen was photographed in Madison, Wisconsin, US.

Photo: John Benson

A Series 1882 $1,000 Gold Certificate, depicting Alexander Hamilton. Born January 11, 1755 (or 1757) in Charlestown, Nevis, and the only non-native member of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Hamilton served as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Banknote: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)