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 dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .