Desktop wallpapers from National Geographic for November 2013

Another selection of beautiful photos from National Geographic for November. The amazing beauty of nature, interesting and unique animals, the charm of big cities and many other works of photographic art await you today. Enjoy every frame, it's worth it!

(Total 30 photos)

1. “Mountains can be seen from here,” exclaimed my wife. We stayed at a fairly cheap hotel on the edge of the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. Instead of mountains, I saw only fog. But I still set up the camera and pointed it towards the park. When the sun and shadows play on the snow and the edges of the mountains, you get a real work of art. (Richard Duerksen)

2. Snake charmer with his "pet" during the celebration of the Spring Festival in China. (Wesley Thomas Wong)

3. Cyclists on the track along Chao Lao Beach in Chanthaburi, Thailand. (Songkran Weelapong)

4. Flowering porridge plants signify the approach of autumn. Here in India, such natural beauty can be seen for miles around. And these women cut the plants to use as fuel for cooking. (Biswajit Patra)

5. Periodically, local landscapes turn into real paintings. Photo taken at Lake Ikaria, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. (Teruo Araya)

6. Photo of a train from a pedestrian platform in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. (Shigehiro Ono)

7. A diver in a state of absolute serenity during a training swim in Vouliagmeni, near Athens. (Dimitris Maroulakis)

8. Photo taken on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, China. There are fireworks here every Saturday. (Andrew Crane)

9. When I released the shutter, a flock of starlings flew into the air. The number of these sociable birds in the UK has declined sharply in recent years, but now their population is gradually starting to stabilize. Depending on the season, starlings can gather in huge flocks. (John O'Neill)

10. I was struck by this graphic work in the industrial area of Tel Aviv. It feels like a window to the otherworldly reality has suddenly opened on the wall. Look closely at the photo and you will see another mural on the left. (Lydia Polimeni)

11. I took this photo in Port Lockroy while traveling to Antarctica in 2010. Two penguins, their wings almost touching each other, photographed against the backdrop of a majestically frozen landscape, seemed like a couple in love. (Marius Ilies)

12. In autumn, the tide often engulfs Chioggia, a small town in the Venetian lagoon, creating amazing reflections and a unique atmosphere. This phenomenon is called aqua alta, which means "high water". (Mattia Ocelladore)

13. Under the stars, two explorers descend into the icy depths of a glacial "mill" in Switzerland. The exposed stone above the glacier in the upper left shows how much the ice has melted. These researchers note the changes that are taking place underground. This must be done at night because daytime temperatures can cause the ice to melt, making their work dangerous. (Robbie Shone)

14. In Maramures, Romania, the churches are divided in half. The front part is reserved for men, and the back and outer part for women. (Kathleen McLaughlin)

15. Swans and ducks in Piestany, Slovakia. (Norbert Nemes)

16. The photo was taken at a local fair in Jamshedpur, India. This bike show facility and the sunlight created an unforgettable pattern. (Abhishek Nandy)

17. Cheetah with traces of blood from a recently killed gazelle. The photo was taken in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Africa. (Eva Liang)

18. These Nevada charcoal kilns operated from 1876 to 1879. They were built to produce coal from pine and juniper. In subsequent years, these furnaces served as shelters for workers, and later for bandits. Today it is the main attraction in the local historical park. (Royce-Bair)

19. This picture was taken during a religious procession in Antigua Guatemala during Holy Week. (Chantal Levesque)

20. Rice mill worker in Bangladesh. (Pronob Ghosh)

21. Cheerful lady swings her skirt on a hot summer evening in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. (Brian Yen)

22. I saw this skeleton while walking along the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. (Stephen Clough)

23. Visitors to the Stuttgart Library, which opened in 2011 and is famous for its unusual open design. (Shu Koumura)

24. What can change faster than computers? The photo was taken in the courtyard of a high school in Tahiti, French Polynesia. (Philippe Reichert)

25. Children play on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. As soon as this girl saw the photographer, she started posing for him with this big flag. (Joy Acharyya)

26. Nuns in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem, Israel. (Eli Basri)

27. Nakameguro in Tokyo is one of the most famous places where you can enjoy the view of cherry blossoms right in the center of the city. (Giovanni Pascarella)

28. Fog-covered islands at dawn. Photo taken from Mount Cadillas in Acadia National Park in Maine, USA. (ABM Musa)

29. Grasshopper on a "raft" of red mushrooms in a sea of moss. (Andrey Antov)

30. An Afghan man walks through the snow-covered cemetery of Karte Sakhi in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 4, 2013. (Ali Hamed Haghdoust)