These snowkiters are competing at a tournament in Novosibirsk, Russia. Like kiteboarding on liquid water, the sport of snowkiting uses a parachute-like foil kite, which catches the wind and pulls the boarder along a frozen, snowy landscape. The sport wasn’t invented here in Siberia, but when January sends the mercury plunging, the freezing temperatures create ideal conditions for the sport.
Sailing across the ice
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World Nature Conservation Day
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These laurels are hardy
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Antarctica Day
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Happy Arbor Day!
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Christmas comes to New York City
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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Endangered Species Day
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World Architecture Day
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World Lion Day
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Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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Totally Thames Festival, London
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American goldfinch
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A great white egret in Hungary
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