SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings. Peering carefully out of the opening, one by one, the squirrels scout the area before scrambling back inside their den. The cute peekaboo display was caught on camera by photographer Rick Tomalty in his garden in Orford in Quebec, Canada.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .