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.
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
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 .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .