An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back. Surrounded by misty woodland in south-west London, the pair appear to have escaped from a scene in Walt Disney's classic 1942 animated film, Bambi. The moment was captured by 54-year-old photographer Val Saxby at Bushy Park in Richmond upon Thames, London.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
