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.
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .