COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice. The ice emits a blue glow as the climbers make their way down and move through the glacier. The stunning photographs were captured by American glacier trekking guide Jared Carlson on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. The 36-year-old was joined by climbing friend Jason Nelson, 37, as the pair explored the moulin, which is a circular, vertical well-like shaft within a glacier.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .