HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK. Pictures show 23-year-old Mike Bandar taking advantage of the city that claims to have more canals than Venice – by kayaking for miles to work in Birmingham each day. Instead of facing the misery of traffic in a private vehicle or being squeezed into sweaty public transport like most of Britain’s commuters this summer, Mike travels for 40-minutes on his two-mile round trip through the heart of the second city. Each morning, he takes his eight-foot-long pyranha kayak from his bedroom in his two bedroom flat and walks five-minutes through his local high street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to the Fazely Canal. .... (Pic by Mathew Growcoot / HotSpot Media) SEE HOTSPOT MEDIA COPY 0121 551 1004
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .