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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
