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.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
