TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention. While two owls settle down to rest, a third still wants to have fun and clasps hold of his brother’s wing. The little owls were photographed in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire by sales manager Dean Mason. The 48-year-old, of Bournemouth, Dorset, says: “The three siblings are doing exactly what siblings do - playing combined with the odd argument.”
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DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
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HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .