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.
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
