HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below. Photographed in Cappadocia in central Turkey, the daily balloon tours attract thousands of tourists each year, including photography teacher Scotty Graham. The 53-year-old, of Jakarta, Indonesia, and his wife, Kartika, spent an hour in one of the balloons that dotted the sky. Scotty’s hot air balloon took flight just in time for sunrise and he photographed the incredible views from the basket, floating at a height of 200 metres.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
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 .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
