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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
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 .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .