Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion. The adorable rodent, which is just 55mm long, is dwarfed by the flower and covered with dandelion seeds. The harvest mouse was photographed by maintenance engineer Martin Snelson when he visited a farm in Ashton-in-Makerfield and spotted the curious creature.
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
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 .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .