It’s a beguiling image but not quite what you’d want to see peering back at you from the depths of your coffee cup.
What look like a pair of golden eyes and a froth of foamy feathers makes this a somewhat birdy beverage.
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The owlish image was flagged by conceptual artist Stuart Rutherford, who claimed he'd found the picture on a website run by a friend.
The effect was apparently created by dropping a pair of Hula Hoop crisps into a cuppa, although many wondered whether computer trickery had been used to enhance the effect .
He posted the snap on Twitter – asking “Who’d a thunk dunking a couple of Hula Hoops in your coffee would be so beautiful?” and it quickly went viral.
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