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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .