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."
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .