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.
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 .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .