STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .