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 group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .