A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws. The hippo, half-submerged in a lake, spots the egret sitting on a branch in the water, but the lucky bird flies out of sight and off the lunch menu. British photographer David Driver captured the shot in Lake Mburo in Uganda, Africa. The 57-year-old, of Oakworth, West Yorkshire, says: ‘The egret managed to escape moments before the hippo got to him, and so the disappointed beast sank back under the water, clearly unimpressed!’.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .