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.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .