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.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .