Glastonbury Festival

Amazing Structure at Arcadia Field

People gather in the Arcadia Field at the Glastonbury Festival in Glastonbury, England.

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View from the Hills

People enjoy the sunny weather at the Glastonbury Festival.

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Pyramid Stage at Night

The Gorillaz perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival.

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Glastonbury, Sunset on the Hill

Festival-goers relax in a field at sunset during Day 1 of the Glastonbury Festival.

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Crazy Eyes at Glastonbury

A bespectacled festival goer at the Glastonbury Festival.

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Faithless Fans Rocking the Party

Revelers watch British Band Faithless perform during the Glastonbury Festival.

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Lanterns at Nightfall

Festival goers set off paper lanterns at nightfall at the Glastonbury Festival in south west England.

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Illuminated Cube Henge in Blue

Festival-goers are silhouetted against the illuminated Cube Henge at the Glastonbury Festival.

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Paloma Faith Performance

Paloma Faith performs at the Glastonbury Festival.

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In the Green Fields

Revelers relax in the Green Fields at the Glastonbury Festival.

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A Worthy Sunset

The first of the music fans attending Glastonbury Festival enjoy the sunset at Worthy Farm in Glastonbury, England. Gates opened at 8am to the festival, celebrating its 40th anniversary.

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Signs of Spring

Dancing in the Flowers

Sophie Olson goes through the tulip fields of the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, Woodburn, Oregon during the 25th Tulip Fest.

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A young Chinchilla Rabbit

A five-week-old Chinchilla rabbit nibbles grass at a rabbit farm in Moosburg north of Munich. The rabbits at the farm are bred to compete in rabbit shows.

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A Magpie in the Park

A magpie in a park were crocuses blossom in the western German city of Dusseldorf as the sun shiness.

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Field of Flowers

A man reaches for a flower in a field at Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California.

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Bumblebee Wears a Yellow Coat

A bumblebee is dusted with pollen as it collects nectar from a flower in one of Kiev\'s parks during a warm spring sunny day in Ukraine.

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The First Reindeer of Spring

Honey the reindeer keeps a close eye on her newly born calf at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

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Bring Out The Beach Chairs

Thousands of beach chairs are set up along Germany\'s coastline for the start of the tourist season.

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Melissa The Lamb

Melissa, a lamb, one of several baby animals the public can meet at Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts.

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World Water Day

Controlling the Heat

Floating on dreams and whispers, girls from a West Bank village cool off in the salt-laden waters of the Dead Sea. The inland sea has dropped some 70 feet since 1978.

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Swimming in Caves

The Maya believed natural wells, such as the Xkeken cenote in Mexico\'s Yucatan, led to the underworld.

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Festival of Lights

India\'s holiest river, the Ganges, scribbled with light from floating oil lamps during the Ganga Dussehra festival. Hindus near death often bathe in the river, their ashes later scattered on its waters.

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Holding it all back

The Churchill dam 17% full in the Kareedouw region, South Africa. The green pitch at the World Cup stadium, an island in a sea of brown, exempt from restrictions imposed due to drought.

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Stranded in the Tide

A floating restaurant is stranded in a branch of the Yangtze River in Chongqing Municipality. A severe drought across southwest China is now affecting more than 50 million people.

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Behind Shadows

Swinging the dreads with spirit

A South African man swings his hair during the sunset over Pretoria.

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Soccer in the sunset

South African kids play soccer in open field as sun sets in Soweto, South Africa, a common ritual amongst many African locals.

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Heating up the balloon

Kevin Wilbur, of Tucson Balloon Rides supervises the filling of his hot air balloon before a sunrise flight on a stunning Easter morning Sunday.

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Blue Polka Dot Protector

The setting sun shines through a concert goer\'s umbrella at the Felice Brothers concert at Longs Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Playing in the rain

Something very special about playing in the rain. Here a child plays with water in a fountain at a park in Tel Aviv.

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Enjoy the setting sun

Elephants are pictured at sunset in Addo Elephant Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth in South Africa, one of the few strong sanctuaries for elephants in Africa.

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Time for morning chats

Birds sit on a tree at the sunrise in Johannesburg, South Africa. Often the sound of birds like these can fill the African air.

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World Cup Opening

A Man Watches in Anticipation...

A man watches the opening match of the 2010 World Cup between South Africa and Mexico showing off his flag.

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Flag of Participating Nations

A South African flag incorporating the flags of participating nations is waved at the Opening Ceremony ahead of the match between South Africa and Mexico.

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A Fan Blows a Vuvuzela

A fan blows a vuvuzela during the Group A first round 2010 World Cup football match South Africa against Mexico.

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A Performer in the Opening Ceremony

A South African dancer smiles during the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

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The Opening Game in Action

South Africa midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala (center) runs with the ball to score the opening first goal for South Africa.

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Watching the Action From Far

A South African goalkeeper watches the action at the other end of the pitch during their round World Cup match.

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A Chinese Couple Watches...

A Chinese couple watches a live broadcast of the World Cup soccer match between South Africa and Mexico, outside a grocery store in a hutong of Beijing, China.

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Locals watch a South African Save

South African residents of the Vrededorp neighborhood react to a save by South Africa as they watch the opening match of the World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Little One Joins the Festivities

A young supporter waves Spanish flags before the welcome ceremony for the national football team on the opening day.

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Photographers at Opening Game

Photographers take pictures during the Group A first round 2010 World Cup match between South Africa and Mexico.

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Lighter Than Air

Celebrating Buddha\'s Birthday

Buddhist followers release lanterns into the air on Borobudur temple during Vesak Day, commonly known as \'Buddha\'s birthday\' in Magelang, Indonesia.

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Balloons Over Bristol

Balloons that took off from the runway of Bristol International Airport fly towards the sunrise in a preview flight for the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.

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Flying Over Chateau-d\'Oex

A balloon flies during the International Hot Air Balloon Week in Chateau-d\'Oex, Switzerland.

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Messages in the Sky

Balloons released by children with messages attached for a UNICEF event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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May The Force Be With You

Darth Vader, one of 22 hot air balloons flies over at the start of the Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

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Balloons for Peace

A woman prepares to release a bunch of balloons with foreign peace activists on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

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A Man Silhouetted

A man is silhouetted against a partially inflated hot air balloon before its flight during the 15th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, in the Philippines\' Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.

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