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.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .