The oldest way to fly

The oldest way to fly

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

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2 Oct 2023World Architecture Day
2 Oct 2024Wind River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
2 Oct 2025National Poetry Day

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15 Oct 2023European hedgehog
11 Jan 2024Eurasian lynx
11 Sep 2025Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
11 Feb 2026Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California, USA
29 Jun 2025International Day of the Tropics
A 50-year balancing act
28 Sep 2023World Maritime Day
Blue as far as the eye can see
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
Blending in nicely
21 Oct 2025Happy Diwali!
Stop and smell the Sakura
30 May 2024Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
Single file, please!
City of ice
5 Oct 2025World Teachers Day
10 Nov 2024Remembrance Sunday
9 Jul 2024Talampaya National Park, Argentina
20 Mar 2026Spring equinox
25 Sep 2024Sequoia National Park, California, USA
6 May 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
Beauty by the bay
30 Oct 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
30 Dec 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
7 Dec 2025A pine forest in Alsace, France
4 Aug 2025Great grey owls in their nest, Finland
15 Mar 2026Mothering Sunday
8 May 2024Marseille welcomes to Olympic torch
25 Sep 2025Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
16 May 2025Endangered Species Day