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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
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 .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
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 .