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.
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .