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 .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

A woman has taken her house back in time - by spending £10,000 to transform it into her Victorian dream home .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .