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.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .