SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible. The small group of European ground squirrels compete with one another as they eagerly nibble at their lunch at the Radouc Nature reserve in the Czech Republic. The lunch break was captured by 33-year-old photographer and engineer Jiri Michal, as he spent the afternoon at the reserve.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
