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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .