CONTRACT CANCELLED, DO NOT SYNDICATE. A Portuguese photographer captured the Northern Lights dancing in the sky above Iceland in a series of mirror-like images. Jose Ramos, of Lisbon, Portugal, visited coastal settings in Iceland to photograph the spectacular auroa borelias reflected in water, as well as the stunning surroundings. The 33-year-old psychiatrist spent a week travelling around the European island, visiting such locations as Mount Kirkjufell and Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .