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."
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
