An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water. The supernatural scene on the east coast of Australia was caused by millions of plankton omitting light. The plankton, pictured in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, were photographed by Andy Hutchinson. Andy, of Berry, Australia, says: “These bio-luminescent plankton are tiny creatures called dinoflagellates, which emit light in order to evade predators.
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .