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 soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .