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.
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
