DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey. The osprey swoops in, with its eyes firmly fixed on the trout below, before making a sharp exit with his meal. The moment was photographed by Andrew Lee in El Dorado Park in Long Beach, California. ‘The osprey at this lake circled the edges trying to spot a fish,’ says Andrew, of Irvine, California.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .