A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy. Jacopo Rigotti, of Val Di Cembra, Trento, Italy, photographed the bird as she flew towards her nest, located in the trunk of a black pine tree, before feeding her hungry chicks a beakful of insects. The 25-year-old photographer says: "I decided to set up the camera on a tripod at the base of the tree, along with a flash that would help to prevent shadows in the photographs."
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .