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 grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned.
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff.
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened.
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA.
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan.
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card.
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers.
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour.