A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park. Pictured at the beginning of rutting season, the stag can barely see through a mass of leaves tangled in his antlers as he parades around a small group of deer. The scene was photographed by accountant Val Saxby during an early morning visit to the park, located in Richmond upon Thames in south-west London. The 55-year-old, of Shaftesbury, Dorset, says: “I spotted the stag with six females amongst an avenue of trees in the park."
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .