TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner. A doting dad passes a delicious wormy treat to his owlet as they soak up the English sunshine. These heart-warming photographs were captured by 45 year old graphic designer Mark Bridger near Basingstoke, Hampshire. Mark, who took up photography five years ago, has developed a passion for photographing birds. Mark says: "I have always admired photography, but it wasn't until I received a camera for my 40th Birthday that I actually started to take my own photographs...
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .