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 travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .