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 quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
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 .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .