A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .

SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .