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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .