A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
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