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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
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A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
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An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .