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.
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BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
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A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
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A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
