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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
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 .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .