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.
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .