Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut. Pictured in a frosty forest with their little paws dusted with snow, the pair of squirrels reach for and pass around the nut. The brilliant images were captured by radio company engineer Vadim Trunov when he spotted these sporty squirrels in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. The 30-year-old, of Voronezh, Russia, says: “I started taking pictures of squirrels in the woods two months ago.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .