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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .