This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Standing in temperatures well below freezing, the lighthouse is transformed into a giant icicle. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Thomas Zakowski, 56, after he visited several frozen lighthouses on a trip to Michigan; United States after a storm hit the state. “The lighthouses were frozen solid by the waves that came crashing down against the pier,” says Thomas, of South Bend, Indiana.
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
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 .