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 BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .