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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .