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 .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
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 .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .