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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .