A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .