Little Egret

A stunning white riverbird caught against the steely blue water, the little egret is one of the most accomplished river fishing birds.

The Sun

Just one great big fireball isn’t it? Well maybe that’s right. It always amazes me how I can feel the heat from this fireball when the Sun is so far from the Earth.

Space Shuttle and the Golden Gate

Two iconic images in the same photo, not bad is it? The space shuttle looks dwarfed by the aircraft, and both are in turn dwarfed by the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.

Mt Fuji from directly above

Cotton wool has often been likened to cloud cover, and in this case it seems especially true, as Mt Fuji, the highest peak in Japan, has its crater entirely circled by a dome of white cloud, a sign of impending rain.

Earth by night

You can make out the night time lights of East Asia and the Indian sub-continent in this NASA snap of the Earth at night.

Lightning over Munich

A spectacular lightning strike over the city of Munich in Germany.

Nacreous Clouds

I have long been fascinated by the various cloud formations, and this one is no exception: nacreous clouds hovering over Aberdeen, Scotland.