A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree. With its piercing yellow eyes staring straight into the camera, the great grey owl shows off its playful side during an afternoon in the park. The owl was photographed by senior engineer Jiri Michal in Vysoka, Czech Republic. The 34-year-old, of Pilsen, Czech Republic, says: ‘I wasn’t completely sure what this mischievous owl was doing, however it kept poking its head out from behind this tree as if it was playing a game with me.
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .