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.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .