A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The magnificent mammals swim up to several boats full of tourists and get so close that the passengers can stroke the mother and baby whale. The special moment was photographed by lawyer Andrea Izzotti, 47, of Genovia, Italy. Andrea says: “The mother was milking her calf in shallow waters, but they are very curious animals and they came up to our boats to see the humans.
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .