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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .