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.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .