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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .