Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman. Spending the afternoon rolling up balls of snow, the adorable rodent looks content with the ice cold creation. The adorable snowy squirrel was spotted and photographed by radio company engineer Vadim Trunov in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. The 30-year-old, of Voronezh, Russia, says: “I was photographing the squirrel in the woods, as I find they are not as skittish or as afraid of people as they are in the city.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .