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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .