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.
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .