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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International Archaeology Day
3 Oct 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Eyes on the skies
23 May 2026World Turtle Day
11 Sep 2024Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
Wind powered ice racing
25 Sep 2024Sequoia National Park, California, USA
1 Nov 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
31 May 2025Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
Stealthy pollinators
23 Aug 2025European fallow deer in England
22 Apr 2026Earth Day
6 Apr 2026Castle Day Japan
Just a couple of know-it-owls
21 Dec 2024Burning the Clocks
29 Apr 2024Fujian Tulou, China
On the open ocean road
12 Nov 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
23 Aug 2024Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
27 Dec 2025Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
13 Dec 2024Christmas market, St Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
27 Oct 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
16 Oct 2025Eurasian lynx
Ablaze with colour
19 Sep 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
16 Apr 2026Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Cheerful colours of a Cornwall classic
21 Oct 2025Happy Diwali!
21 Jun 2024World Giraffe Day
Rising with the sun