An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

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 .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .