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 BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .