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Ashley spotted this little guy doing a ballooning pose. Just seconds later it took off. Young Running Crab Spider?
Styria Hot Air Balloon Flight
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Felt this needed umm, some ‘creative’ input having languished as a colour shot for some time ...
Hot air balloon (aerostatic) flight over the Castelloli area, Catalonia near Barcelona. Propane burning. It could be quite warm.
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Between the silvery outer edges and tips of native Eremophila nivea, I came upon this tiny male wolf spiderling in the process of ballooning. He was hardly bigger than a pinhead. He made several attempts, eventually disappeared.....so perhaps he was successful at getting further afield.
Ballooning is a process by which spiders move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind. This causes them to become airborne at the mercy of both air and electric currents. Moments such as this remind me of the frailty of life and what others are dealing with. Yet these tiny life forms soldier on.
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Ballooning over the hills in the most southern province Zuid-Limburg in the Netherlands during sunset.
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Local pilots taking part in the 2020 fiesta fly-past
Bristol international balloon fiesta was unfortunately scaled down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was the first of a number of smaller balloon launches
Taken with a Nikon D7000
Albuquerque has the optimal weather conditions for hot air ballooning, which include wind conditions and air temperature. Both of these factors contribute to successful hot air ballooning and Albuquerque has the perfect mix.
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A recent photographic journey through Southern China. This was taken at Yangshou. If you would like to read more about the journey visit: lawrencephoto.blogspot.com
The other photo I posted like this one was popular so I decided to
share this one too; thanks in part to inspiration of T-bo. Check out the companion photo here: www.flickr.com/photos/hotair2112/109138954/in/photostream/
Oh, one thing you absolutely need to do if you have the opportunity in Vilnius is hot air ballooning. It is a popular and unique way to see the city and its surroundings from a bird's-eye view. Vilnius is one of the few European capitals where hot air ballooning is permitted over the city (I believe the other city is Copenhagen, but I’m not sure). Our balloon ride offered stunning panoramic views of Vilnius, including its historic Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as well as its lush green parks, rivers, and surrounding countryside. With the sunset and a dramatic sky, the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. The elevated perspective provided excellent photographic opportunities, capturing Vilnius from a unique angle - Vilnius, Lithuania
The Burchell's Zebra lives in small family units, which typically consist of one stallion and one mare with their foals. Non-breeding stallions occur in bachelor groups. Herd stallions are between four to 12 years old. Water holes in conjunction with favoured grazing areas attract family groups which collectively congregate in large numbers. They are often seen in close association with Wildebeest, other plains Antelope and Baboons. Non-seasonal breeders, foals may be born in any month. However, under optimal conditions, more foals are born during summer. After a gestation period of 360-390 days, a single foal is born, which weighs 30-35 Kg. Foals are weaned at the age of 11 months.
Info source: www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_burchells_zebra.html
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The photo was taken during July 2017 at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.