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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
