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.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .