A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .