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.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .