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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
