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 panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .