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."
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .