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.
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
