A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs. Stood in the middle of Antarctica, the giant icebergs appear to be from an unearthly world. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Michael Leggero. ‘My images show pure nature, as that is how I describe Antarctica, simply pure nature,’ says the 43 year old, of Carthage, New York. ‘It is the only place on our planet that humans have not left a presence behind.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .