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.
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
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 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .