SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws. This mid-air takeaway was captured by Malaysian photographer Phoo Chan on a trip to Gomes Park in Fremont, California, USA. ‘At first glance this looks like a fight over food, but it is actually an adult white-tailed kite offering her freshly caught vole to her chick,’ says 50-year-old Phoo, of California. Being able to catch the vole in mid-air is part of the chick’s formative training, before the bird is old enough to hunt on his own.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .