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 COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .