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.
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An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
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An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
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An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .