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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
