A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The magnificent mammals swim up to several boats full of tourists and get so close that the passengers can stroke the mother and baby whale. The special moment was photographed by lawyer Andrea Izzotti, 47, of Genovia, Italy. Andrea says: “The mother was milking her calf in shallow waters, but they are very curious animals and they came up to our boats to see the humans.
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .