BRITISH kingfishers love to cool off by creating a splash. During the sizzling summer days these kings of the river enjoy hunting for fish AND indulge in a dip at the same time. Stunning pictures show how the charismatic kingfisher dive bombs at speeds of up to 25-miles-per hour to catch their little fish prey. Pre-press operator Mark Bridger, 44, from West Malling in Kent took to the pictures while he was out rambling in the countryside. There are between 5,000 to 8,000 breeding pairs of kingfishers living in Britain at any one time. They live in the whole of the British Isles except west Ireland, the Outer Hebrides and the edge of northwest Scotland
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .