HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy. After a day of relaxing on the beach, the adorable grey seal pup spots the camera and covers its face with a furry flipper to avoid being papped. The seal was photographed by Italian aerospace engineer Guido Muratore on a trip to Donna Nook, located on the coast of Lincolnshire. Spending three days photographing the seals, Guido was just six metres away from the happy creatures.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
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 .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
