A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink. The owl, which was perched on a post, was photographed in a field close to Eclipse Falconry in Middleton, Staffordshire. Photographer Louise Morris, 54, of Belbroughton, Worcestershire, spotted the camera friendly bird of prey sitting on a post. Louise says: “I was very amused by the wink, as I’m sure the owl was as well.
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .