From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland. The elusive natural phenomenon, also known as the Northern Lights, was photographed by Lana Tannir when she was on a six day trip through northern Finland. The 24-year-old student visited Urho Kekkonen National Park, located in Saariselkä, Finland, as well as a nearby igloo village, named Kakslauttanen. Lana, of Starnberg, Germany, says “Seeing the Northern Lights cannot simply be described with only one emotion.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .