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.
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .