WINKING SQUIRREL

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.

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CLIMBERS TACKLE 200FT TOTEM POLE

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BEAUTIFUL HUMMINGBIRDS SHOW OFF THEIR COLOURS

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SPELLBINDING ENGLISH STAR TRAILS

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RELAXING OTTER

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BENGAL TIGER PLANS ATTACK ON UNSUSPECTING DEER

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SLOTH SANCTUARY

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