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.
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Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
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A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .