Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs. From cute, almost adult-like poses to funny sibling rivalry, the shots capture babies in the early stages of their lives. The adorable photographs were taken by Alicia Gould, 32, when she decided to get into new born photography. 'I like the simplicity of photographing new borns,' said Alicia, from New Jersey, USA. 'My goal is really just to freeze that moment in time, the physical and the emotional. 'I want mum to look at those images ten years from now and see that overwhelming love she had for her new baby, the way they smelled, how tiny their fingers and toes were.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .