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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .