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.
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .