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.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
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 .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
