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.
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
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LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
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RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
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