A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy. Alessio Andreani, of London, travelled to several spectacular settings, including Durdle Door in Dorset, England and South Stack lighthouse in Holyhead, Wales, where he photographed the Milky Way as it illuminated the scenery below. The 27-year-old, who is originally from Loreto, Italy, says: "When I take photographs of the Milky Way and stare up at all those stars, it reminds me of just how tiny I am......
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SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
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TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .