Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror. She had every reason to be proud. In the space of a year, she had lost an incredible 17 stone. Her weight dropped from 37st 1lbs to 19st 7lbs, and she slipped into a dress before gazing at her newly svelte figure. With her smokey eye makeup and black skater dress, she could have been glamming up for a night on the tiles with her girlfriends. Instead, it was Halloween, 2013, and Ava was hiding a huge secret. Born a boy named William, it was the first time she had ever dressed as a girl – and everything fell into place.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .