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 cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .