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.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .