A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside. Freelance photographer Matt Bigwood wanted to convey the movement of stars when he photographed the night sky over Gloucestershire. Using long exposures, Matt shot the same location multiple times, before layering the images on top of each other to create the star trails in the sky. The 46-year-old, of Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, says: “My aim is just to produce eye-catching pictures that convey maybe an hour or more movement into one image.
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A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
