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.
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .