PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds. Clearly not bothered by their uncomfortable onlooker, the owls pucker up and put on a very public display of affection. This trio of Little Owls were photographed by Uzbek photographer Ilia Shalamaev, 36, after he spotted the scene on a trip to the town of Kiryat Gat, Israel. “Here you can see a family of owls playing and having fun on a branch, not far from their nesting place,” says Ilia, now of Beit Hashmonay, Israel.
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .