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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .