PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner. The adult barn swallow arrives and hovers in mid-air, with an insect hanging from its beak. The six-legged treat is then delivered directly into the young bird’s open mouth, with the mother bird still hovering above. Wildlife photographer Menno Schaefer, of Zaandam, Netherlands, captured the moment during a trip to an open field in Spaarnwoude, a village north of Amsterdam.
The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A dog whose forehead skin was so heavy that he was going blind has finally seen his owner again after undergoing a £1K FACELIFT .
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .