YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights. This light display, called auroras, maybe on the lesser photographed side of the Earth – but these pictures prove the Southern lights are just as impressive. They are especially striking when set against the famous Southern Cross star constellation. The dazzling pictures of auroras on the other side of the planet were taken on the Australian island of Tasmania by local horticulturalist Jonathan Esling, 33. ‘Quite often people are unaware that auroras can even be seen from Tasmanian,’ said Jonathan. Taken on 01/05/13.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .