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.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .