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.
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .