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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .