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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .