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.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
