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 OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .