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 .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .