STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .
Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .