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."
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .