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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .