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.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
