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
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .