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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
