FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
