PATTERNS of colourful swirls and twirls of smoke help to create these imaginative spellbinding photographs. The hypnotic and psychedelic images were created by American psychologist Mark Scalco, 49, who refers to his work as 'smokreations'. 'I've always enjoyed the patterns made by kaleidoscopes or some geometric screen-savers,' says Mark, of Durham, North Carolina. 'I remember as a kid looking for shapes in clouds and smoke.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .