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."
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
