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.
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
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A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .