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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
