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.
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Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
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