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.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .