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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .