A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art. On seeing road kill on the side of a road, most people’s stomachs would turn. But these oddball photographs show how Scottish photographer Rowan Corkill, 26, gamely picked up the squashed critters and popped them in his mouth for his self-portrait project, which took place in 2010. ‘This is something that most human beings don’t do,’ said Rowan. ‘We have hands to hold things and we would never consider eating a random wild bird or squirrel…
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
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A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .