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...
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .