THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner. With a splash, they dive down into the water to catch their next meal. The photographs were captured by Italian photographer Alessandro Rossini, 33, on the banks of the river Adda in Italy." In these pictures you can see how marvellous nature is,” says Alessandro, of Lissone.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .