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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .