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.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
