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."
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .