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.
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .