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.
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .