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.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
