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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
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 .