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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .