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.
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .