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.
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .