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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .