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.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .