Wikipedia:Picture of the day/November 2016

A yellow-billed shrike (Corvinella corvina) with its prey. The yellow-billed shrike is a common resident breeding bird in tropical Africa, from Senegal east to Uganda, and locally in westernmost Kenya. It frequents forest and other habitats with trees. Although it generally feeds on insects, this shrike may hunt larger prey as well.

Photograph: Sumeet Moghe

The Robinson projection is a map projection of a world map which shows the entire world at once. It was devised by Arthur H. Robinson in 1963 in response to an appeal from the Rand McNally company for a good compromise to the problem of readily showing the whole globe as a flat image. The company has used the projection since that time, and the National Geographic Society used the Robinson from 1988 to 1998.

Map: Strebe, using Geocart

A female

A rescue exercise being undertaken by the

Photograph: Antoine Letarte

Mõdriku Manor is an estate in Mõdriku, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. Attested since the 15th century, it has been used by numerous families and schools. The main building, shown here, was built at the end of the 18th century.

Photograph: Ivar Leidus

One "hard dollar", printed as part of a

Banknote: Gregor MacGregor and W.H. Lizars; image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection

Ivan Goremykin (1839–1917) was a Russian prime minister during World War I. A politician with archconservative views, after some time in the Ministry of Justice, he transferred to the Ministry of the Interior in 1891. He held the rank of prime minister from May to July 1906 and again from 1914 to 1916; during both terms his effectiveness was strongly limited by opposition from the State Duma. In the aftermath of the October Revolution, Goremykin was recognized as a member of the Tsarist government and killed by a street mob.

Photograph: Unknown; restoration: Adam Cuerden

Niagara Falls, from the American Side is a painting by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900). Completed in 1867, and based on preliminary sketches made by the artist at Niagara Falls and on a sepia photograph, it is the third of a series of paintings Church made of this famous landmark. The painting is now in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery.

Painting: Frederic Edwin Church

The memorial tower at the Netherlands American Cemetery, a World War II war cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands. Administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the cemetery holds 8,301 graves in an area of 65.5 acres (26.5 ha). The site includes a reflecting pool, museum, and a Court of Honor, the walls of which contain the Tablets of the Missing, on which are recorded the names of 1,722 American missing.

Photograph: Andrew Shiva

A photograph of an Iñupiat woman named Nowadluk (Nora) Ootenna. Ootenna was a popular subject for Alaskan photographers in the early 20th century. Her husband, George Ootenna, worked as a reindeer herder.

Traditionally, in Inuit communities, women played a crucial role in group survival, and their responsibilities were considered equally important to the men's. Consequently, women were given due respect, albeit not an equal share of influence or power. Recent modernization and urbanization has transformed traditional Inuit culture and influenced the role of women within the culture, having both positive and negative impacts on the overall well-being of Inuit women.

Photograph: Lomen Bros; restoration: Chris Woodrich; Papa Lima Whiskey 2

Aiding a Comrade, an

Painting: Frederic Remington

The great tit (Parus major) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central and Northern Asia, and parts of North Africa; this female was photographed in Lancashire. Most great tits do not migrate except in extremely harsh winters.

Photograph: Francis C. Franklin

Painting: Frederic Leighton

The nave and sanctuary at

A self portrait by Alexander Roslin (1718–1793) depicting the artist with his wife, Marie-Suzanne (1734–1772). Roslin was a Swedish portrait painter who spent most of his career in France. His works, which primarily depicted members of aristocratic families, have been described as exemplifying Rococo, and combining insightful psychological portrayal with a skillful representation of fabrics and jewels.

Painting: Alexander Roslin

A facsimile reproduction of the

A black-and-white photographic mosaic depicting the

Photograph: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM

Summer Evening at Skagen. The Artist's Wife and Dog by the Shore is a 1892 painting by P.S. Krøyer, one of the best known of the artistic community known as the Skagen Painters. The work shows Marie Krøyer, the artist's wife, standing on the beach at Skagen with their dog Rap at her side and the moonlight reflected in the sea. The painting was first exhibited at Den Frie Udstilling in 1893, where it received mixed reviews. It has been held at the Skagens Museum since 1937.

Painting: P.S. Krøyer

An exchequer note, with a face value of five pounds, issued by the exchequer of the Kingdom of England under William III. This bill is dated 6 August 1697, one year after the introduction of such notes, and a tax or "aid" of 3 shillings is chargeable on it. Exchequer notes paid interest for loans made to the government.

Banknote: Exchequer of the Kingdom of England (image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection)

British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton (b. 1985), shown during the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton, a racer for Mercedes, began the race with a history of losses on the Monaco track. However, despite rainy conditions he finished the Grand Prix in first place, with a time of 1:59:29.133.

Photograph: Andrew Locking

An adult Legong Bapang Saba dancer from Sanata Dharma University's Sekar Jepun Balinese dance troupe. Legong, which can be traced to the 19th century, is a narrative dance performed to gamelan music. Although the fifteen types of legong have traditionally been performed by prepubescent girls, today the dance may also be performed by adult women and men in women's costumes.

Photograph: Chris Woodrich

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Photograph: Carlos Delgado