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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .