OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled. Taken aback, he sits with his hands clasped and jaw dropped. The surprised eastern grey squirrel was photographed by Lithuanian photographer Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a trip to Bushy Park in London. ‘Even though his little face looks like he’s in a state of complete surprise, he was actually yawning and very sleepy,’ says Giedrius, now of London.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .