PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds. Clearly not bothered by their uncomfortable onlooker, the owls pucker up and put on a very public display of affection. This trio of Little Owls were photographed by Uzbek photographer Ilia Shalamaev, 36, after he spotted the scene on a trip to the town of Kiryat Gat, Israel. “Here you can see a family of owls playing and having fun on a branch, not far from their nesting place,” says Ilia, now of Beit Hashmonay, Israel.
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .