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."
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .