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.
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .