From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours. Daniel Parent photographed the birds as they fed from an array of tropical flowers in Rio Segundo, Costa Rica. The 53-year-old photographer, of Gatineau, Quebec, says: “These little creatures are truly a spectacle to witness.
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .