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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
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PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .