WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow. The groundhog takes a moment to stretch before quickly becoming aware that he's not alone. The adorable scene was captured in the Tonale Pass, a high mountain pass in Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, by freelance photographer Maurizio Lancini. The 39-year-old, of Rodengo Saiano, Brescia, Italy, says:"I spotted the entrance to the burrow so decided to hide nearby and wait for the groundhog to appear.
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .