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 ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .