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.
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .