This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain. From Death Valley National Park in California to Mount Saint Helens in Washington, these stunning photos were taken by Ryan Dyar, of Seattle, Washington. The 30-year-old photographer has travelled coast to coast across America, capturing the natural beauty of the country along the way. He says, 'I try to bring three a dimensional sense of life to a two dimensional medium – almost as if you could walk into the frame.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .