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."
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .