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.
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CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
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A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
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A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
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