Photo of the day

As part of Bristol’s world-famous annual Balloon Fiesta, the hot air balloons drift above the similarly colourful Totterdown Estate. This is from Europe From Above, season 6

Soldiers on horses. This is from Defending Europe.

Little penguin on beach. This is from Extraordinary Australia.

Plitvice Lakes National Park is seen in aerial view. Every autumn the forests surrounding the Azure Lakes undergo a dramatic transformation, as the leaves explode to create a kaleidoscope of contrasting colours. The park is famous for distinctive banks of porous rocks that divide the lakes here, and make up the waterfalls too, they’re called "Tufa Barriers." Plitvice Lakes constantly change their shapes, due to the growth and erosion of the tufa barriers. This is from Europe From Above, season 6

An HSI agent apprehends a suspect with handcuffs during an operation in Miami, Fla. This is from To Catch a Smuggler, season 7.

The rescue happened in heavy snow, making the job difficult. This is from Ice Road Rescue, season 9.

Stones are thrown from boats around the island church of Our Lady of the Rocks each summer during a centuries old ceremony called Fasinada in Perast, Montenegro. This is from Europe From Above, season 6

A flint-lock musket is being fired. This is from Defending Europe.

Multiple packages of marijuana are weighed on a scale after they were discovered inside of a traveler's luggage in Newark, N.J. This is from To Catch a Smuggler, season 7.

The E28 tram is seen from above as it approaches a corner along its winding route through the streets of central Lisbon, Portugal. This is from Europe From Above, season 6

Málaga's Alcazaba fortress is seen from above. This is from Defending Europe.

A Death Addrer among foliage. This is from Extraordinary Australia.

An aerial view of professional Aris Theodoropoulos hanging from Grande Grotta, as he checks the rope and looks out to the island of Telendos. This is from Europe From Above, season 6

The driver got to close to the road edge, before he was able to get the truck onto the road again it started sliding and ended on its side several meters away from the road. This is from Ice Road Rescue, season 9.

Gray wolf eyes. This is from Predator V Prey.

The Polar Explorer icebreaker is a ship built in the 1970’s to crush through the ice of the Norwegian Arctic, delivering goods to remote oil platforms. Now, it takes visitors on trips through the ice of Swedish Lapland. From above it appears to unzip the icesheet, leaving a dark trail of icy water behind. This is from Europe From Above, season 6

Pieces of wood found in a traveler's luggage will undergo inspection by an agriculture specialist in Atlanta, Ga. This is from To Catch a Smuggler, season 7.

Andy Torbet explores Helsinki's Suomenlinna. An island fortress built to protect Helsinki in the Baltic Sea. This is from Defending Europe.

An Azure Kingfisher. This is from Extraordinary Australia.

Gray wolf and bison stand off. This is from Predator V Prey.

Carriage driver Urshka Plantev leds a pair of locally bred Lipizzaner horses, ready to lead St. Nicholas's carriage to the nearby coastal city of Koper as part of Christmas celebrations in Slovenia. This is from Europe From Above, season 6

Thord working outside. This is from Ice Road Rescue, season 9.

Coastal peacock spider displaying. This is from Extraordinary Australia.

CBP Officers Pirollo and Johnson open and inspect stacks of counterfeit currency they discovered inside a shipment in Philadelphia. This is from To Catch a Smuggler, season 7.

A man on a tank in the woods. This is from Defending Europe.

Rescue cars pull a car from the ditch. This is from Ice Road Rescue, season 9.

Lioness giving chase mid hunt. This is from Predator V Prey.

CBP Supervisory Officer Keller extracts a machine part out of a shipment box to inspect it for contraband in Philadelphia. This is from To Catch a Smuggler, season 7.

A dingo resting. This is from Extraordinary Australia.

Arctic wolf takes down musk ox calf. This is from Predator V Prey.