A tame golden eagle approaches a hunter during an annual hunting competition outside Almaty, Kazakstan. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters) Click image to zoom.

A woman braves the wind and rain to walk her dog along the seafront near Blackpool, England. (Phil Noble/Reuters) Click image to zoom.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama teaches a class at the Gyurmey Tantric Monastery in Gurupura, India. (Mahesh Kumar Associated Press) Click image to zoom.

Dylan pulls Christmas trees from the forest to a customer’s car at Dalby, near Pickering, northern England. The dog owners’ charity Aqua Nova Bears are deploying their members’ Newfoundland dogs, which can weigh up to 76 kg, to raise money for the Yorkshire air ambulance fund. (Reuters)

Indian army soldiers in camouflage take part in an exercise at Bugundi in Rajasthan state’s Barmer desert, near the India-Pakistan border. (Associated Press) Click image to zoom.

A man rides a bike as he sells balloons in Beijing, China. (David Gray/Reuters) Click image to zoom.

A couple walk near trees covered with hoarfrost in Vienna, Austria, December 3. (Reuters)

A diver dressed as Santa Claus greets spectators during an aquarium show in Bangkok, Thailand. (Apichart Weerawong/Associated Press) Click image to zoom.

A swimmer dives into the icy water of a lake in Shenyang, China, December 2. (Reuters) Click image to zoom.

Birds take to the air as a helicopter flies over the Swiss Parliament building transporting the annual Christmas tree for the Federal Square in Bern. (Pascal Lauener/Reuters) Click image to zoom.