A float from the Aomori Nebuta festival parade in Aomori, Japan (© Akkharat Jarusilawong/Shutterstock)(Bing Australia)

View of Port Antonio in honour of Jamaica Independence Day (© Masterfile)(Bing Australia)

Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde, Maine, USA (© S. Greg Panosian/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)

A Scottish wildcat in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland (© Pete Cairns/Minden Pictures)(Bing Australia)

Clouds around Huayna Picchu in Peru (© Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)(Bing Australia)

Behind the scenes at the Smithsonian, which was founded 10 August 1846 (© Mark Kauffman/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)

Following the Yoshida Trail on Mount Fuji, Japan, for Mountain Day (© Max_Xie/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)

At Kruger National Park, South Africa, for World Elephant Day (© Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott/Minden Pictures)(Bing Australia)

The Perseids over Sinemorets, Bulgaria (© jk78/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)

Every 17 Aug, the village of Porto Venere celebrates the festival of its patron saint (© Peter Sampson/Alamy)(Bing Australia)

Beehive boxes in the Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba, Canada, for Honey Bee Day (© Ken Gillespie Photography/Alamy)(Bing Australia)

For Aviation Day, a new perspective on San Francisco International Airport, USA (© Michael H/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)

A pine marten in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland (© SCOTLAND: The Big Picture/Minden Pictures)(Bing Australia)

Santa Monica Pier in California, USA (© Chris Fabregas)(Bing Australia)

Maned wolf in Piaui, Brazil (© Sean Crane/Minden Pictures)(Bing Australia)

Stand-up paddleboarders riding the bore tide in Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA (© Scott Dickerson/Tandem Motion + Stills)(Bing Australia)

View of the historic centre of Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France (© Timo Christ/Alamy)(Bing Australia)

On the John Muir Trail near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA (© Brad Goldpaint/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)

Barataria Trail, part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, Louisiana, USA (© Karine Aigner/Tandem Stills + Motion)(Bing Australia)

The Unisphere outside the grounds of the US Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York City, USA (© Carlo Allegri/Reuters)(Bing Australia)

Yellow pencils at the Musgrave Pencil Co. facility in Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA (© Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)

Blue wildebeests on the move for their annual migration in Maasai Mara, Kenya (© Theo Allofs/Minden Pictures)(Bing Australia)

Close-up on a lawn bowling game (© Graham Turner/Alamy)(Bing Australia)

Dancers at the Braemar Gathering in Scotland. The festival begins today (© Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)(Bing Australia)