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.
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
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 .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .