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 cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .