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.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .