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.
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .