BEAUTIFUL HUMMINGBIRDS SHOW OFF THEIR COLOURS

From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours. Daniel Parent photographed the birds as they fed from an array of tropical flowers in Rio Segundo, Costa Rica. The 53-year-old photographer, of Gatineau, Quebec, says: “These little creatures are truly a spectacle to witness.

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WOMAN LOSES 10ST AND DITCHES HUSBAND AFTER 'FAT COW' JIBE

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HUNGRY WHITE TIGER DIVES FOR FOOD

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SPECTACULAR SCENERY AT CHILEAN OBSERVATORIES

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GOLDEN EAGLE FESTIVAL

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NEW DELHI CHILD RAPE PROTESTS

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 .

ADORABLE ORANGUTAN TURNS ONE

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MINI WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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TRANSGENDER WOMAN SPENDS £25K TO BECOME BEAUTY QUEEN

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