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 .

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

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .

A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .

An adorable baby girl was born with a heart-shaped birthmark on her forehead - after being conceived on Valentine's Day .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .