From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours. Daniel Parent photographed the birds as they fed from an array of tropical flowers in Rio Segundo, Costa Rica. The 53-year-old photographer, of Gatineau, Quebec, says: “These little creatures are truly a spectacle to witness.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .