The “bird” is perhaps the best known aerial photographer on the planet, Frenchman Yann Arthus-Bertrand. He has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide of his photo essay Earth From Above, a decade-spanning attempt to capture all the vistas of the planet from the sky, whether by helicopter, hot air balloon, or anything else that flies.
This selection is the second installment of his images on this website, just as spectacular as the first. If you want to see the first batch, click here.
![Icebergs and an Adelie Penguin, Adelie Land, Antarctica](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yann_arthus_bertrand_adelie_land_Antarctica-594x389.jpg)
Icebergs and an Adelie Penguin, Adelie Land, Antarctica
![Greater Flamingos on Lake Naruku, Kenya](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Greater-Flamingos-on-Lake-Naruku-Kenya.jpg)
Greater Flamingos on Lake Naruku, Kenya
![New olive plantings, Zaghouan, Tunisia](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-New-olive-plantings-Zaghouan-Tunisia.jpg)
New olive plantings, Zaghouan, Tunisia
![Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, US](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-25.jpg)
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, US
![Cows Grazing in Pantanal, Brazil](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Cows-Grazing-in-Pantanal-Brazil.jpg)
Cows Grazing in Pantanal, Brazil
![Confluence of the Rio Uruguay and a Tributary, Misiones Province, Argentina. Guess which river is downstream from logging.](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Confluence-of-the-Rio-Uruguay-and-a-Tributary-Misiones-Province-Argentina.jpg)
Confluence of the Rio Uruguay and a Tributary, Misiones Province, Argentina. Guess which river is downstream from logging.
![Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-ice-breaker.jpg)
Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada
![Solar Thermal Power Plants in Sanlúcar la Mayor](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Solar-Thermal-Power-Plants-in-Sanlúcar-la-Mayor.jpg)
Solar Thermal Power Plants in Sanlúcar la Mayor
![Orchard Among the Wheat, Macedonia, Greece](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Orchard-Among-the-Wheat-Macedonia-Greece.jpg)
Orchard Among the Wheat, Macedonia, Greece
![Patchwork of Carpets in Marrakech, Morocco](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yann-arthus-bertrand-photo-exhibition-during-rio20-3.jpg)
Patchwork of Carpets in Marrakech, Morocco
![Training Arena in the Hippodrome of Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Training-Arena-in-the-Hippodrome-of-Maisons-Laffitte-Yvelines-France.jpg)
Training Arena in the Hippodrome of Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France
![Worker Resting on Bales of Cotton, Ivory Coast](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/02_ii.jpg)
Worker Resting on Bales of Cotton, Ivory Coast
![yann-arthus-bertrand-home-cotton](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yann-arthus-bertrand-home-cotton.jpg)
![Trees Amid the Waters Near Taponas, Rhône Region, France](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-7.jpg)
Trees Amid the Waters Near Taponas, Rhône Region, France
![Ashes of a Tree Near the Gorohoui Kongoli Mountains, Ivory Coast](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Ashes-of-a-Tree-Near-the-Gorohoui-Kongoli-Mountains-Ivory-Coast.jpg)
Ashes of a Tree Near the Gorohoui Kongoli Mountains, Ivory Coast
![Cliffs of Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-27.jpg)
Cliffs of Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland
![Tree of Life, Tsavo National Park, Kenya](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-Kenya.jpg)
Tree of Life, Tsavo National Park, Kenya
![Rivière près des Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Rivière-près-des-Tsingy-de-Bemaraha-Madagascar.png)
Rivière près des Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar
![papouasie-occidentale-indonesie](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-papouasie-occidentale-indonesie.jpeg)
papouasie-occidentale-indonesie
![The Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-The-Great-Barrier-Reef-Queensland-Australia.jpg)
The Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
![Village in the swamps of the White Nile near Bor, Jonglei, South Sudan](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Village-in-the-swamps-of-the-White-Nile-near-Bor-Jonglei-South-Sudan.jpg)
Village in the swamps of the White Nile near Bor, Jonglei, South Sudan
![yann-arthus-bertrand-photo-exhibition-during-rio20-18](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yann-arthus-bertrand-photo-exhibition-during-rio20-18.jpg)
![yann-arthus-bertrand-photo-exhibition-during-rio20-14](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yann-arthus-bertrand-photo-exhibition-during-rio20-14.jpg)
![yann-arthus-bertrand-photographie-etang](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yann-arthus-bertrand-photographie-etang-1024x681.jpg)
![Cultivation of seaweed, Wando archipelogo, South Korea](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Cultivation-of-seaweed-Wando-archipelogo-South-Korea.jpeg)
Cultivation of seaweed, Wando archipelogo, South Korea
![Agricultural Landscape Near Cognac, Charente, France](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Agricultural-Landscape-Near-Cognac-Charente-France.jpg)
Agricultural Landscape Near Cognac, Charente, France
![Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz, Argentina](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Perito-Moreno-Glacier-Santa-Cruz-Argentina.jpg)
Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz, Argentina
![Wheat harvest in the Valley of the Dades, Morocco](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Wheat-harvest-in-the-Valley-of-the-Dades-Morocco.jpg)
Wheat harvest in the Valley of the Dades, Morocco
![Church on the top of a rock near Hawzen, Tigray Region, Ethiopia](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Church-on-the-top-of-a-rock-near-Hawzen-Tigray-Region-Ethiopia.jpg)
Church on the top of a rock near Hawzen, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
![Banc de sable dans le delta de la Betsiboka près de Mahajanga, Madagascar](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Banc-de-sable-dans-le-delta-de-la-Betsiboka-près-de-Mahajanga-Madagascar.png)
Sandbar in the delta of the Betsiboka near Mahajanga, Madagascar
![Road interrupted by a sand dune, Nile Valley, Egypt. Dunes cover nearly one-third of the Sahara, and the highest, in linear form, can attain a height of almost 1,000 feet (300 m). Barchans are mobile, crescent-shaped dunes that move in the direction of the prevailing wind at rates as high as 33 feet (10 m) per year, sometimes even covering infrastructures such as this road in the Nile Valley.](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Nile-Valley-Egypt.-Dune.jpg)
Road interrupted by a sand dune, Nile Valley, Egypt. Dunes cover nearly one-third of the Sahara, and the highest, in linear form, can attain a height of almost 1,000 feet (300 m). Barchans are mobile, crescent-shaped dunes that move in the direction of the prevailing wind at rates as high as 33 feet (10 m) per year, sometimes even covering infrastructures such as this road in the Nile Valley.
![Snowmobiles on the ice, Baffin Island, Canada.](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Snowmobiles-on-the-ice-Baffin-Island-Canada..jpg)
Snowmobiles on the ice, Baffin Island, Canada.
![yann-arthus-bertrand-photographie-riziere](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yann-arthus-bertrand-photographie-riziere-1024x681.jpg)
![vineyards, Canary Islands, Spain](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-vineyards-Canary-Islands-Spain.jpg)
Vineyards, Canary Islands, Spain
![Market near Xochimilco district, Mexico](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Market-near-Xochimilco-district-Mexico.jpg)
Market near Xochimilco district, Mexico
![Flock of Scarlet Ibis, Near Pedernales, Amacuro Delta, Venezuela](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/11126593931-1024x782.jpg)
Flock of Scarlet Ibis, Near Pedernales, Amacuro Delta, Venezuela
![Karymsky volcano erupting, Kamchatka, Russia](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Karymsky-volcano-erupting-Kamchatka-Russia.jpg)
Karymsky volcano erupting, Kamchatka, Russia
![Mountainous countryside near Maelifellssandur, Myrdalsjökull Region, Iceland. Once the young lava fields of Iceland cool down, life begins anew little by little. Ice, wind and water flatten and carve out shapes to begin with, then, during the summer, bacteria, lichen and fungi prepare the soil for plants, in particular mosses which adapt to an environment which remains difficult. These plants colonise the most favourable sites and terrain little by little, forming a new ecosystem.](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Maelifellssandur-Myrdalsjökull-Region-Iceland.jpg)
Mountainous countryside near Maelifellssandur, Myrdalsjökull Region, Iceland. Once the young lava fields of Iceland cool down, life begins anew little by little. Ice, wind and water flatten and carve out shapes to begin with, then, during the summer, bacteria, lichen and fungi prepare the soil for plants, in particular mosses which adapt to an environment which remains difficult. These plants colonize the most favorable sites and terrain little by little, forming a new ecosystem.
![Taj Mahal, Agra Uttar, Pradesh, India](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Taj-Mahal-Agra-Uttar-Pradesh-India.jpg)
Taj Mahal, Agra Uttar, Pradesh, India
![Fishing nets on beach, Saham, Oman](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Fishing-nets-on-the-Beach-Saham-Oman.jpg)
Fishing nets on beach, Saham, Oman
![Rubber Tracks on a Recreation Ground near Doha, Qatar](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Rubber-Tracks-on-a-Recreation-Ground-near-Doha-Qatar.jpg)
Rubber Tracks on a Recreation Ground near Doha, Qatar
![Fields of tulips near Amsterdam, The Netherlands](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-3.jpg)
Fields of tulips near Amsterdam, The Netherlands
![Tree plantation near Christchurch South Island, New Zealand](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Tree-plantation-near-Christchurch-South-Island-New-Zealand.jpg)
Tree plantation near Christchurch South Island, New Zealand
![Barringer Crater Near Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, United States](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Barringer-Crater-Near-Flagstaff-Northern-Arizona-United-States.jpg)
Barringer Crater Near Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, United States
![Autumn Forest in the Region of Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Autumn-Forest-in-the-Region-of-Charlevoix-Quebec-Canada.jpg)
Autumn Forest in the Region of Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada
![Region of Kitaa, Groenland, Danemark](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Region-of-Kitaa-Groenland-Danemark.jpg)
Region of Kitaa, Groenland, Danemark
![vaucluse](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/vaucluse.jpg)
![Mangroves in Everglades National Park, Florida, US](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Mangroves-in-Everglades-National-Park-Florida-US.jpg)
Mangroves in Everglades National Park, Florida, US
![Oryx in the dunes of Sossusvlei Swakopmund region, Namibia](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Oryx-in-the-dunes-of-Sossusvlei-Swakopmund-region-Namibia.jpg)
Oryx in the dunes of Sossusvlei Swakopmund region, Namibia
![Maelifell, bordering the Myrdalsjökull glacier, Iceland](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Maelifell-bordering-the-Myrdalsjökull-glacier-Iceland.jpg)
Maelifell, bordering the Myrdalsjökull glacier, Iceland
![Cotton fabrics drying in the sun in Sanganer, Rajasthan, India](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Cotton-fabrics-drying-in-the-sun-in-Sanganer-Rajasthan-India.jpg)
Cotton fabrics drying in the sun in Sanganer, Rajasthan, India
![Sandbank on the Coast of Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Sandbank-on-the-Coast-of-Whitsunday-Island-Queensland-Australia.jpg)
Sandbank on the Coast of Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia
![The Corcovado overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Corcovado-overlooking-the-city-of-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil.jpg)
The Corcovado overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
![Yann Arthus-Bertrand 2](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-2.jpg)
![above,](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-1024x681.jpg)
![Dromedary Caravan Near Nouakchott, Mauritania](http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/above-Dromedary-Caravan-Near-Nouakchott-Mauritania.jpg)
Dromedary Caravan Near Nouakchott, Mauritania
For more images from above on this website by Yann Arthus-Bertrand click here.
For a moving version of his work, Arthus-Bertrand has made and distributed a free 1 1/2 hour movie, “Home” that you can watch here on youtube.
To check out his website, again here is the link.
His thousands of images from above are on countless websites. Special thanks to Bored Panda, to Boston.com and to sbioak.com for their selections of his images.
WOW!!!! I am so blessed to live on ths planet.
Great aerial views, beautifully captured. Whether created by human beings by their activities or by almighty they are awe inspiring and that is why often i wish,i were a kite leisurely flying enjoying the view from the above.
Absolutely exquisite!
These are absolutely beautiful and wondrous. What it must be like to be a bird…
What a great journey , I love trees and what other worlds look like.
Jeg finner ikke ord som beskriver skjønnheten spesielt trærne utstråler
Imagine bird’s eye view, that can see a tiny little mice zooming by? What an incredible eye sight?! Tysu
Oh the wonders of this planet
This was a real treat, instead of a treatment—–
Nature not man, always surprises me
The greatness and wonders of Jehovah’s creationb will never cease to amaze mankind.
Marvelous Trees , being a Tree expert Im amazed for the many I did not knew!!!
Trees are the Oldest living creatures and we destriy them,,,,,,, Shame!!!!!!
Absolutely Amazing what God created! perhaps some maybe used to help the World medically!