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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .