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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
