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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .