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.'
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
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A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
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At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .