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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .