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."
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .