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 the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .