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.
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .