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 group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
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 .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
