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 chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
