An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake. Pictured in the Scottish Highlands, the bird hits the water before lifting off with a rainbow trout in its talons. The striking photographs were captured by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron, of Watford, when he visited the Rothiemurchus fishery in Aviemore, Scotland.
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .