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.
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
