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.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
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 .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .