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.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
