LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish. The birds jostle with one another as fish is thrown into the lake in Greece. The food fight was photographed in Lake Kerkini in Sintiki, Greece by Jiri Michal. The 34-year-old Czech engineer says: “I lay down on the ground to get in the perfect position to photograph the Dalmatian pelicans, while my colleague threw some Pigo fish into the air for them to catch.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .