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.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .