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."
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .