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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .