TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner. A doting dad passes a delicious wormy treat to his owlet as they soak up the English sunshine. These heart-warming photographs were captured by 45 year old graphic designer Mark Bridger near Basingstoke, Hampshire. Mark, who took up photography five years ago, has developed a passion for photographing birds. Mark says: "I have always admired photography, but it wasn't until I received a camera for my 40th Birthday that I actually started to take my own photographs...
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
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SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .