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.
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 .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .