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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .