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."
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
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 .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .