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.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .