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.
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .