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Pictures of the day: 1 November 2011

Today: An acrobatic eagle, quirky squirrels, and a spoof royal wedding.

A grey squirrel appears to be playing a piano in this photo taken by retired postwoman Kathy Pruyn in her garden in Tampa, Florida, America. Kathy sets up various scenes by strategically placing peanuts and peanut butter among toys. She says: 'Sometimes getting the picture I want can take a few minutes and other times it can take almost all day.'
A grey squirrel appears to be playing a piano in this photo taken by retired postwoman Kathy Pruyn in her garden in Tampa, Florida, America. Kathy sets up various scenes by strategically placing peanuts and peanut butter among toys. She says: "Sometimes getting the picture I want can take a few minutes and other times it can take almost all day." Credit: Kathy Pruyn/solent
In another of Kathy's humorous pictures, a squirrel appears to be lining up a shot on a pool table. We will feature more of her pictures in a gallery on the site later today.
In another of Kathy's humorous pictures, a squirrel appears to be lining up a shot on a pool table. We will feature more of her pictures in a gallery on the site later today. Credit: Kathy Pruyn/solent
A white-tailed sea eagle puts on an impressive mid-air display as it appears to fly almost sideways. The bird's manoeuvres were captured by 16-year-old self-taught wildlife photographer Will Nicholls while on a trip to the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The young snapper won 'Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year' at the age of 14.
A white-tailed sea eagle puts on an impressive mid-air display as it appears to fly almost sideways. The bird's acrobatic manoeuvres were captured by 16-year-old self-taught wildlife photographer Will Nicholls while on a trip to the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The young snapper won "Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year" at the age of 14. Credit: Will Nicholls / Rex Features
Model and television personality Heidi Klum and husband Seal attend her annual Halloween party at the Dream Hotel in New York...
Model and television personality Heidi Klum and husband Seal attend her annual Halloween party at the Dream Hotel in New York... Credit: Evan Agostini/AP
...Heidi Klum and Seal kiss at her annual Halloween party in New York
...Heidi Klum and Seal kiss at her annual Halloween party in New York Credit: Evan Agostini/AP
Giant panda cubs lie on a log at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China
Giant panda cubs lie on a log at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China Credit: REUTERS/China Daily
British photographer Steve Jones submerged himself in the water to capture the relationship that has developed between man and whales sharks. Locals Indonesian peninsula of West Papua have struck up a bond with the monster fish, which can measure up to 12m in length. Fishermen hand feed them and even leap into the water to cut them free should they get caught in fishing nets.
British photographer Steve Jones submerged himself in the water to capture the relationship that has developed between man and whales sharks. Locals Indonesian peninsula of West Papua have struck up a bond with the monster fish, which can measure up to 12m in length. Fishermen hand feed them and even leap into the water to cut them free should they get caught in fishing nets. Credit: Steve Jones / SWNS.com
Everglades National Park wildlife biologists examine a Burmese python that was captured and killed in the park in Florida. The 15.65-foot-long python had recently consumed a 76-lb adult female deer. The reptile was one of the largest ever found in South Florida.
Everglades National Park wildlife biologists examine a Burmese python that was captured and killed in the park in Florida. The 15.65-foot-long python had recently consumed a 76-lb adult female deer. The reptile was one of the largest ever found in South Florida. Credit: US National Park Service/AP
A polar bear shakes off water from its body at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in Quebec. Canada is home to around 15,000 of the estimated 20,000 polar bear population. The United States (Alaska), Russia, Greenland and Norway are the other four countries where polar bears can be found.
A polar bear shakes off water from its body at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in Quebec. Canada is home to around 15,000 of the estimated 20,000 polar bear population. The United States (Alaska), Russia, Greenland and Norway are the other four countries where polar bears can be found. Credit: REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger
A polar bear dives backwards into the water at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec
A polar bear dives backwards into the water at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec Credit: REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger
A polar bear plays with a tyre in the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec, Canada
A polar bear plays with a tyre in the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec, Canada Credit: REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger
Costumed dogs take part in the 10th annual Haute Dog Howloween Parade in Long Beach, Los Angeles
Costumed dogs take part in the 10th annual Haute Dog Howloween Parade in Long Beach, Los Angeles Credit: Imago / Barcroft Media
From left: Hoda Kotb as Princess Eugenie; Kathie Lee Gifford as Princess Beatrice; Savannah Guthrie as Prince Charles; Al Roker as Prince Harry, Meredith Vieira as Queen Elizabeth II; Matt Lauer as Prince William; Ann Curry as Kate Middleton; and Natalie Morales as Pipa Middleton are shown on the NBC 'Today' television programme's annual Halloween show, in New York
From left: Hoda Kotb as Princess Eugenie; Kathie Lee Gifford as Princess Beatrice; Savannah Guthrie as Prince Charles; Al Roker as Prince Harry, Meredith Vieira as Queen Elizabeth II; Matt Lauer as Prince William; Ann Curry as Kate Middleton; and Natalie Morales as Pipa Middleton are shown on the NBC "Today" television programme's annual Halloween show, in New York Credit: Richard Drew/AP
Angela Rippon and Alan Titchmarsh struggle to control a Marwari Horse as a Canadian Mountie looks on during the launch for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Buckingham Palace
Angela Rippon and Alan Titchmarsh struggle to control a Marwari Horse as a Canadian Mountie looks on during the launch for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Buckingham Palace Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA
Oxfam activists wear masks representing G20 world leaders - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, South African President Jacob Zuma, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, US President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel - on a red carpet during a G20 protest outside the Petit Palais Museum in Paris. France hosts the G20 summit in Cannes on November 3 and 4. The banner reads: 'Cannes G20: It's no movie!'
Oxfam activists wear masks representing G20 world leaders - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, South African President Jacob Zuma, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, US President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel - on a red carpet during a G20 protest outside the Petit Palais Museum in Paris. France hosts the G20 summit in Cannes on November 3 and 4. The banner reads: "Cannes G20: It's no movie!" Credit: REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
A drag queen performs during the red carpet of the movie 'The British Guide to Showing Off' by Jes Benstock at the Rome Film Festival
A drag queen performs during the red carpet of the movie "The British Guide to Showing Off" at the Rome Film Festival Credit: REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
Planes are reflected in flood waters at Bangkok's domestic Don Muang airport at dawn
Planes are reflected in flood waters at Bangkok's domestic Don Muang airport at dawn Credit: REUTERS/Adrees Latif
A tattooed man carries a fish he caught at a Buddhist temple where hundreds of victims found shelter in Bangkok
A tattooed man carries a fish he caught at a Buddhist temple where hundreds of victims found shelter in Bangkok Credit: REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Commuters travel on a bus through floodwaters in Bangkok
Commuters travel on a bus through floodwaters in Bangkok Credit: EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Residents wade through floodwaters as they catch a train at Don Muang district in Bangkok
Residents wade through floodwaters as they catch a train in the Don Muang district of Bangkok Credit: Aaron Favila/AP
A Malaysian passenger train burns after it rammed into a fuel truck on Borneo island. Police say more than 100 people were riding on the train when it struck the truck, which was taking a shortcut across the tracks in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Malaysia's Sabah state in Borneo. The national news agency Bernama quoted Sabah police chief Hamza Taib as saying that eight people were injured. The crash caused a large fire with thick smoke that was visible for several miles.
A Malaysian passenger train burns after it rammed into a fuel truck on Borneo island. Police say more than 100 people were riding on the train when it struck the truck, which was taking a shortcut across the tracks in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Malaysia's Sabah state in Borneo. The national news agency Bernama quoted Sabah police chief Hamza Taib as saying that eight people were injured. The crash caused a large fire with thick smoke that was visible for several miles. Credit: EPA
Japan's Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office Yasuhiro Sonoda drinks a glass of decontaminated water taken from puddles inside the buildings housing reactors 5 and 6 at the Fukushima No 1 plant during a press conference at Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) headquarters in Tokyo
Japan's Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office Yasuhiro Sonoda drinks a glass of decontaminated water taken from puddles inside the buildings housing reactors 5 and 6 at the Fukushima No 1 plant during a press conference at Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) headquarters in Tokyo Credit: JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images
Racegoers make their way home through the rubbish after attending Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse
Racegoers make their way home through the rubbish after attending Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse Credit: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
A rainbow arches over a house in Lee Park, Liverpool
A rainbow arches over a house in Lee Park, Liverpool Credit: Peter Byrne/PA
Piligrims rest in the shade of one of the minarets of Mecca's Grand Mosque. More than 1.5 million Muslims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage to the shrine city, the world's largest annual human assembly, which peaks on November 5.
Piligrims rest in the shade of one of the minarets of Mecca's Grand Mosque. More than 1.5 million Muslims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage to the shrine city, the world's largest annual human assembly, which peaks on November 5. Credit: FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images
This satellite image provided by GeoEye shows a facility in Al-Hasakah, Syria. Invesigators at the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency have asked Syria about this complex, in the centre of the image, in the country's northwestern city of Al-Hasakah because they believe it closely matches plans for a uranium enrichment plant sold by the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb AQ Khan.
This satellite image provided by GeoEye shows a facility in Al-Hasakah, Syria. Invesigators at the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency have asked Syria about this complex, in the centre of the image, in the country's northwestern city of Al-Hasakah because they believe it closely matches plans for a uranium enrichment plant sold by the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb AQ Khan. Credit: GeoEye Satellite Image/AP