An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert. Surrounded by vast desert and distant snow topped mountains, the enormous satellite dishes, dome-shaped buildings and telescopes are run by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) , an intergovernmental body dedicated to observing space. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza was granted access to several observatory sites.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .