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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .