THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water. Using its massive feet to jump from lily pad to lily pad, this Jacana fails to disappear into the background when catching its food. These funny photographs were taken by amateur photographer Ian Gordon Brown, 53, after he spotted the African Jacana at the Chobe nature reserve, Botswana. 'What is absolutely amazing is from birth, the chicks feed themselves - the parents don't feed them at all,'said Ian
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
