AMAZING LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHY

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.

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A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

SPLASHING KINGFISHER

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

SEAL GETS READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

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£34m TAX FRAUD RACKET JAILED

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HUMAN CCTV COP BUSTS 130 CRIMINALS

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TEEN GIRL TRUCKER YOUNGEST IN UK

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INDONESIAN FLOATING MARKET IS BURSTING WITH COLOUR

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ROAD-KILL CUDDLY TOYS

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FISHERMEN IN MYANMAR BALANCE ON ONE LEG

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

ABANDONED CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

FISH AND BIRD TANGO

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

FREEZING MANATEES STRUGGLE TO STAY WARM

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