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.
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .