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.
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .