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.
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
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A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
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