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.
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
