From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .