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.
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
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 .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
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 .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .