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 kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .