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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
