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.
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
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An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
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A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .