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 artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .