An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake. Pictured in the Scottish Highlands, the bird hits the water before lifting off with a rainbow trout in its talons. The striking photographs were captured by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron, of Watford, when he visited the Rothiemurchus fishery in Aviemore, Scotland.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .