YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights. This light display, called auroras, maybe on the lesser photographed side of the Earth – but these pictures prove the Southern lights are just as impressive. They are especially striking when set against the famous Southern Cross star constellation. The dazzling pictures of auroras on the other side of the planet were taken on the Australian island of Tasmania by local horticulturalist Jonathan Esling, 33. ‘Quite often people are unaware that auroras can even be seen from Tasmanian,’ said Jonathan. Taken on 01/05/13.
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .