WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction. Life's a BEECH for worshipers at this church that is now POPLAR with foreign tourists since being SPRUCED up after locals PINED for a revamp in recent years. Thanks to the carpentry genius of her creators this 123-foot-tall church complex is held together only by wooden rivets without a nail in sight. The Russian Orthodox Church buildings called Kizhi Pogost are 150-miles east of the Russian border with Finland. The impressive domes of the pair of churches tower over the surrounding countryside and were designed to attract the Christian community of this remote wilderness to one spot on a small island called Kizhi on the waters of Lake Onega. Kizhi Pogost is such a rare example of religious architecture that the site it was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1990…
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .