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.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .