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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
A mother-of-three who weighed almost 16st has revealed how she lost 7 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .