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 quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
