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 carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .