CONTRACT CANCELLED, DO NOT SYNDICATE. A Portuguese photographer captured the Northern Lights dancing in the sky above Iceland in a series of mirror-like images. Jose Ramos, of Lisbon, Portugal, visited coastal settings in Iceland to photograph the spectacular auroa borelias reflected in water, as well as the stunning surroundings. The 33-year-old psychiatrist spent a week travelling around the European island, visiting such locations as Mount Kirkjufell and Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .