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."
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .