From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours. Daniel Parent photographed the birds as they fed from an array of tropical flowers in Rio Segundo, Costa Rica. The 53-year-old photographer, of Gatineau, Quebec, says: “These little creatures are truly a spectacle to witness.
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .