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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .