Wildlife photographer Milko Marchetti is the top winner at this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards for taking this picture of the back end of a squirrel. Titled "Stuck Squirrel," it only appears to be stuck. Marchetti caught the photo at just the right instant as the squirrel was diving into its nest. The photographer, knowing how the image came about, didn't see the humor in it, but when everyone he showed it to laughed, he decided to enter it into the annual competition.
Click to the right on the image above to see winners in the various categories of the competition. You'll see a fox with the zoomies, kissing owls, and a fish chasing an eagle. Read the stories behind these pictures and the photographers who captured them at just the right time in the winner's gallery, which also includes the highly commended photographs. My favorite of those is the cheetah playing hide and seek. See even more in the finalists' gallery.