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.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .