A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted. Many of the buildings lie abandoned, yet are still furnished with the personal belongings of their previous owners. English photographer Cat Burton visited the eerie town of Bodie, which used to have a population of 10,000, to see a real life American ghost town. The 29-year-old, of Donington, Lincolnshire, says: “I was on a road trip around California and a few people had recommended visiting Bodie, and I’m so glad I made the time to stop here
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .