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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
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THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
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