From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits. The delicious designs are the work of Nathan Shields, of Port Angeles, Washington. The 34 year old illustrator started making pancakes with fun themes as a way to entertain his children, Gryphon, 6, and Alice, 3. Nathan, a former maths teacher, says: 'I found myself in charge of our young children, with a lot of free time.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .