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.
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .
A Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .
A GLAMOUR model who has spent £22K on cosmetic procedures is hoping that a revolutionary new treatment to give her a designer vagina will end her quest for perfection .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
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