Frozen rivers are common occurrences during winter but they don't all look the same. /VCG Photo  all look the same. /VCG Photo

American photographer Jim Swoboda has amazed netizens with his bird’s-eye photos of scattered pieces of ice on rivers. /VCG Photo

Jim used a drone from 200 feet up to capture what looks like pieces of pancakes. Some of the biggest pieces reportedly measured six to eight feet in width. /VCG Photo

The ice phenomenon is formed by pieces of ice knocking against each other. /VCG Photo