PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner. The adult barn swallow arrives and hovers in mid-air, with an insect hanging from its beak. The six-legged treat is then delivered directly into the young bird’s open mouth, with the mother bird still hovering above. Wildlife photographer Menno Schaefer, of Zaandam, Netherlands, captured the moment during a trip to an open field in Spaarnwoude, a village north of Amsterdam.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .