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."
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .