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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .