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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .