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.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
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 .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .