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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HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .