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.
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
