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...
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .