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.
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .