BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera. After spending a morning stealing a stash of nuts and seed from his squirrel friends, he sits down to enjoy his well-earned lunch. The pictures of this cheeky squirrel were captured by emergency services worker Claire Hartley, 35, on a trip to Hartsholme Park, near Lincoln. “Several squirrels had been competing to get as many nuts as possible,” says Claire, of Lincoln.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .