EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal. The anxious squirrel was photographed by Czech photographer Pavel Blazek, 29, after he spotted the little fella eyeing up his lunch in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. 'This European ground squirrel was undoubtedly nervous that something was going to steal his food” says Pavel, of Vlasim. 'With his little paws raised up to his mouth, he looks as if he's fearfully biting his nails as he spots his next meal.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
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A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
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