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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
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 .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .