THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner. With a splash, they dive down into the water to catch their next meal. The photographs were captured by Italian photographer Alessandro Rossini, 33, on the banks of the river Adda in Italy." In these pictures you can see how marvellous nature is,” says Alessandro, of Lissone.
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .