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.
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .