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.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .