An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .

A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .

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 .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .