The oldest way to fly

The oldest way to fly

Balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico (© gmeland/Shutterstock)

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Oct. 2, 2023World Architecture Day
Oct. 2, 2024Autumn in the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon
Oct. 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States

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A rainbow that’s worth the rainfall
Nov. 6, 2025Celebrating Yi Peng
Aug. 24, 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
Nov. 18, 2025Male hooded merganser, Oregon, United States
Jun. 3, 2024World Bicycle Day
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
Nov. 21, 2023Grey seal pup
Incan ingenuity
Dec. 30, 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
Dec. 2, 2025Whistler, British Columbia
Angry bird, doting dad
Straight out of a fairytale
Turtle-y nice day for a swim
Jun. 22, 2025World Rainforest Day
Dec. 5, 2024Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States
Mar. 6, 2024Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
A grand view
Dec. 29, 2024Borobudur temple, Java, Indonesia
Butterfly, fly away
Dec. 25, 2023Christmas Day
Jul. 8, 2025Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
What are these colourful insects?
Feb. 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon
Festival fever
Feb. 5, 2024Monarch butterflies, Goleta, California
Dec. 1, 2025Antarctica Day
Nov. 5, 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
Jan. 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Jul. 18, 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week
Jul. 14, 2024Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy