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.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .