Startled bald eagle swooping down for lunch nominated at Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

THIS bald eagle swooped down to catch a prairie dog for lunch but instead got the fright of its life. In a true David and Goliath tale, the little rodent was able to startle the North American predator long enough for it to escape into a nearby burrow. antThe prairie dog was successfully able to startle the North American predator[/caption] Vicki JauronStuck in the mud – an elephant takes a tumble in Zimbabwe[/caption] Meanwhile snappers in Zimbabwe caught the embarrassing moment an elephant fell face first into a bath of mud. But the mammal appeared delighted to take a soak in the cooling sludge during a hot afternoon. And in a mountain range in India a grumpy chameleon sat on a tree branch pulled a hilarious pose appearing unhappy at having his picture taken. Closer to home a pigeon quickly realised summer was over when it perched on a ledge only to get a leaf blown in its face. Elsewhere in Romania a photographer watched in awe as an adorable young bear played hide and seek with him behind a tree. These incredible photos are contenders for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. A chameleon in a mountain range in India struck a grumpy pose A pigeon is left short-sighted by an airborne leaf Most read in The Sun HAIR MARE I’m a hairdresser and these are the most annoying things clients say to us daily LAST WORDS I'm a hospice nurse & this is what most people say before they die DEADLINE DAY Jack Grealish's girlfriend says 'It's Emily Atack or me' in showdown talks MORTIFIED MUM My family tease me that I’ve named my daughter after pasta 'LOVE IT' Love Island winner Millie Court shows off her 'real hair' before makeover LOVE NEST Inside Love Island stars Chloe and Toby's incredible £1m Essex mansion