LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food. With a spring in his step he flings himself one foot back and forth across the room as he collects his seeds for the winter. The adorable little wood mouse was photographed by retired farmer Chris Robbins, after he spotted the tiny creature stealing some bird seed from the shed in the back garden of his house in Launceston, Cornwall. ‘This all took place in my garden shed where I store my bird seed,’ says 57-year-old Chris.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
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 .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .