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.
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PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
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ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
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