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 GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .