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 ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
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 .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
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 .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .