HITCHHIKING BIRDS

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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CATERPILLAR KISS

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THUG FISH LOOK LIKE THEY MIGHT BATTER PHOTOGRAPHER

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CEMETERY FINES

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MICROBES OR FLAMINGOS

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CHEEKY WHITE TIGER CUB

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AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: HOTEL WITH A TWIST

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SMILEY GECKO POSES FOR THE CAMERA

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CAMOUFLAGED NORTHERN POTOO BIRD IS A MASTER OF DISGUISE

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

GRAND PRIX-INSPIRED ESPRESSO MACHINE

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