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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
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 .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .