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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
