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.
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .