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.
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More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .