This squirrel stands on its hind legs in order to reach the head of its favourite flower. NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS: THESE ADORABLE images of cute squirrels smelling colourful flowers are sure to melt your heart. One image captured the moment a small one-pound ground squirrel nestled its face peacefully into a bright yellow flower. In another photo, two squirrels joyfully played together beside a grey dandelion which dwarfed the couple. The cute snaps were taken by photographer and fish monger Dick van Duijn (36) from Noordwijk, The Netherlands, who travelled 740 miles to a field just outside of Vienna, Austria, which is home to these sociable creatures. Dick used Nikon D5 and Nikon D850 cameras and Nikon 300mm f/2.8 and Nikkon 500mm f/4 lenses to capture his stunning photos from just 10-feet away. As their name suggests, ground squirrels inhabit fields, parks and golf courses as opposed to nesting in trees. Whilst their diets are mainly made up of nuts and fungi, ground squirrels have been recorded to hunt and eat mice and rats almost twice their own size. mediadrumworld.com / Dick van Duijn