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 has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .