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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .