An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time. The eerie mining town located in Bodie Hills in Mono County, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, sits alone in the desert, 75 miles south east of Lake Tahoe. Professional photographer Julien McRoberts, 50, photographed several of the 170 buildings within Bodie, including the once heaving church, saloon and general store. Bodie was a gold mining camp in 1859 and by 1880 it had become a bustling town with a population of 2,700. It wasn’t until 1910 that the town was in decline, as gold miners moved out of Bodie and onto more promising land.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
