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.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
