A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free. With all its tiny might, the rodent manages to pull its paw free from the clutch of the huge heron's beak. This moment was caught by professional photographer Daniel Dietrich, 44, in Point Reyes, California. Daniel, originally of New York, says: “The blue heron first attempted to spear the gopher with its beak while the rodent retreated into its burrow.
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A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
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A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .