An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field. This magnificent bird of prey means business as she flies in and out nearby barns before landing on the ground. Canadian wildlife photographer Megan Lorenz photographed the owl as it flew through a field in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. The 39-year-old, of Etobicoke, Toronto, says: “I drove up to Ottawa to take advantage of the high number of snowies that can be found there.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
