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.
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .