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 makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
