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.
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Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
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THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
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