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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .