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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .