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.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
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PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
