Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day. The loved-up owls were photographed by American photographer Lori Shaw, 54, after she spotted them at the Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park in Florida. ‘The owls were being very affectionate with each other, cuddling, kissing and grooming each other,’ says Lori, of Crystal River, Florida. ‘I thought it was really cute the way they were carrying on with each other.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
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