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.
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
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 .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .