SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner. After swooping down from a branch to catch its prey, the owl safely hands over a field mouse to his family in their nest. The breathtaking photographs were captured by Italian photographer Jacopo Rigotti, 24, after he spent weeks photographing the majestic birds in South Tyrol, Italy. “My home is surrounded by forests, rivers and mountains and I am always in close contact with many species of owls,” says Jacopo, of Trentino, Italy.
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .