HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk. With their brown patterned feathers and dark eyes, the beautiful owls possess the perfect forest camouflage. The Indian scops owls, a species of owl native to Asia, were photographed in a jambolan tree by Sarosh Lodhi, who noticed the birds while walking through Pench Tiger Reserve in central India.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .