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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
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 Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .