SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive. Equipped with a bird, gas lamp and net, he fishes without the aid of a rod by using an unusual method - first practiced in 960 AD. The fisherman, pictured in southern China, releases a cormorant bird which dives into the water and retrieves a carp, before returning to the fisherman’s reed raft. The stunning images of cormorant fishing were captured on the River Li in Guilin, China by Russian photographer Viktoriia Rogotneva when he visited the fishermen of Guilin.
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
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SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
