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.
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .