A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside. Freelance photographer Matt Bigwood wanted to convey the movement of stars when he photographed the night sky over Gloucestershire. Using long exposures, Matt shot the same location multiple times, before layering the images on top of each other to create the star trails in the sky. The 46-year-old, of Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, says: “My aim is just to produce eye-catching pictures that convey maybe an hour or more movement into one image.
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
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CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .