SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings. Peering carefully out of the opening, one by one, the squirrels scout the area before scrambling back inside their den. The cute peekaboo display was caught on camera by photographer Rick Tomalty in his garden in Orford in Quebec, Canada.
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .