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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .