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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .