STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .