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.
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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 .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .