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.
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .