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 aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
