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.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter tragically took her own life after being subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-partner .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .
A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .