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.
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
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HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .