A field of bright red poppy's growing at the base of a cliff. Helicopter

A field of bright red poppy's growing at the base of a cliff. HelicopterA field of bright red poppy's growing at the base of a cliff. Shiraz, Fars Province, Islamic Republic of Iran.

A stainless steel chimney rises from the roof of a village home

cracked rocky island

A volunteer plays cards to pass the time in a remote research station in Antarctica

The calcareous plates of a Sea Star emerging from the reef shadows

however they have an amazing similarity with the common house mouse who stretches out to a whopping 10cm (4in)

A chain assists tourists and walkers to climb the steep

The wing tip of a 747 passenger aircraft soars into a clear blue sky

A cliff overhang on a sandstone escarpment protects an ancient Aboriginal rock painting art gallery

A blue-stone cobbled lane behind inner city warehouses and townhouses

A man in a straw sun hat watches the ocean from the beach shallows

Sunlight sparkles through a sap drop of the Black Wattle tree

Tourists watching wildlife from safari vehicles on a dirt track