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.
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .