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.
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SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
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A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .