PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere. Lighting up a campfire and riding a moped through the festival was the norm in the 80’s, as Hertfordshire born Dave Kotula captured in his photographs. Dave says; “I was 18 when I first visited the festival in 1985, and I was there again in 87 and 89, carrying all the idealistic view of youth with me. “This was an opportunity to go to another world, away from the day to day hassles we had from adult society and the authorities.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .