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.
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .