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.
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
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 .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
