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 Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .