LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London. Aware of her hitchhikers, the female red deer seems unfazed as the starlings arrive. The scene was photographed by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron on a day out in Richmond Park, London. Samuel, of Watford, says: ‘I have seen this behaviour before from starlings, but I have never seen so many on one deer.
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .