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 .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .