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."
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
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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 .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .