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.
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .