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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A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
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Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .