Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion. The adorable rodent, which is just 55mm long, is dwarfed by the flower and covered with dandelion seeds. The harvest mouse was photographed by maintenance engineer Martin Snelson when he visited a farm in Ashton-in-Makerfield and spotted the curious creature.
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An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
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