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.
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .