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.
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .