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 soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
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 .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
