From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits. The delicious designs are the work of Nathan Shields, of Port Angeles, Washington. The 34 year old illustrator started making pancakes with fun themes as a way to entertain his children, Gryphon, 6, and Alice, 3. Nathan, a former maths teacher, says: 'I found myself in charge of our young children, with a lot of free time.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
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 .
A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .
A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .