This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain. From Death Valley National Park in California to Mount Saint Helens in Washington, these stunning photos were taken by Ryan Dyar, of Seattle, Washington. The 30-year-old photographer has travelled coast to coast across America, capturing the natural beauty of the country along the way. He says, 'I try to bring three a dimensional sense of life to a two dimensional medium – almost as if you could walk into the frame.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .