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.
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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
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INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
