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.
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .