AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns. Captured 20 million light years away, this is star gazing at its best. These amazing photographs were taken by English sales manager Terry Hancock, 60. He is able to capture the astounding images from his back garden in Michigan, America. ‘My astronomy photographs all show deep sky objects, many of them thousands or millions of light years away from Earth,’ says Terry, originally of Burnley, Lancashire.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
