FULL of empty patient beds and stained bathtubs, this abandoned hospital lies forgotten. St. Gerard's Hospital in Birmingham, which was once used to save lives and treat the deadly disease tuberculosis, has now been left to rot - along with everything inside. These eerie photographs were captured by an urban explorer known as Urbex-SW, who took up photography after becoming intrigued by the abandoned contents of the derelict houses close to his childhood home. 'These photographs show the hospital as it was when it was abandoned back in 1988,' says Urban-SW.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
