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."
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
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PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .