A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark. By plumping out its feathers, the nocturnal bird cleverly imitates the tree during the day, before hunting for flying insects at night. The camouflaged bird was spotted by sharp-eyed photographer Frederic Consejo in a friend’s garden in Corozal District, Belize. The 55-year-old, of Consejo, Corozal District, Belize, says: “I was taken by surprise when I realised that a funny shaped tree at my friend’s house was actually a northern potoo. “I had been hoping to photograph one of these birds for years, but they had always been too difficult to spot.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .