ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight. Wildlife photographer Simon Phillpotts spotted the adorable squirrel in the woods by his house in the Yorkshire Dales. The 41-year-old, of Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, says: “Red squirrels are often very inquisitive and while they can’t roll a snowball, this one looks like he might have managed it and could be about to lob it at someone. ‘This was one of the cheekiest and most curious squirrels in my woodland, and as soon as he saw the snowball he ran over to it to take a closer look.
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .