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.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .