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."
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
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 .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
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 .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .