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 lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
