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."
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .