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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .