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."
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .