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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .