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 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 .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
