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."
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .