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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
