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.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .