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.
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .