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 BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .