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.
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .