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.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .