OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled. Taken aback, he sits with his hands clasped and jaw dropped. The surprised eastern grey squirrel was photographed by Lithuanian photographer Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a trip to Bushy Park in London. ‘Even though his little face looks like he’s in a state of complete surprise, he was actually yawning and very sleepy,’ says Giedrius, now of London.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .