FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .