STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset. The extraordinary light and shadows echoes the 1960s hit film as huge numbers of the birds appear ready to descend and attack earth below. Fortunately it was actually a far more peaceful setting on Brighton Pier as the amazing murmuration of the birds gathered around the coastline of the seaside resort. They swooped around in the winter sun in February this year, as captured by Hove based photographer Alan Mackenzie. He said despite the large numbers of birds, they have dramatically dwindled in recent decades.Alan, 32, said: "Moments like this make me proud to live on such a beautiful planet and appreciative of the fact that, as a human living in the modern world, I am privileged enough to observe it all
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .