SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

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

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .