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.
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .