FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .