Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure. As he inspects further, he’s joined by a gathering of birds who are also intrigued by the Christmassy statue. The adorable photographs were captured by Russian photographer Vadim Trunov, 31, after he spotted the woodland creatures in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. Vadim, of Voronezh, said: “In the winter, food becomes scarce and animals often search in the snow for something to eat.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
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An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .