ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight. Wildlife photographer Simon Phillpotts spotted the adorable squirrel in the woods by his house in the Yorkshire Dales. The 41-year-old, of Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, says: “Red squirrels are often very inquisitive and while they can’t roll a snowball, this one looks like he might have managed it and could be about to lob it at someone. ‘This was one of the cheekiest and most curious squirrels in my woodland, and as soon as he saw the snowball he ran over to it to take a closer look.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .