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 kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .