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.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
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 .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .