FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
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 .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .