Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day. The loved-up owls were photographed by American photographer Lori Shaw, 54, after she spotted them at the Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park in Florida. ‘The owls were being very affectionate with each other, cuddling, kissing and grooming each other,’ says Lori, of Crystal River, Florida. ‘I thought it was really cute the way they were carrying on with each other.
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .