DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey. The osprey swoops in, with its eyes firmly fixed on the trout below, before making a sharp exit with his meal. The moment was photographed by Andrew Lee in El Dorado Park in Long Beach, California. ‘The osprey at this lake circled the edges trying to spot a fish,’ says Andrew, of Irvine, California.
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 .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
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 .