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 on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
