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
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
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RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .