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.
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .