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."
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .