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...
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .