FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat. Aerial shots of some of the TWO-MILLION pink flying birds that gather to feed in the world's largest desert lake resemble the type of tiny pink microbes they eat and give them their distinctive pink colour. But if you look a little closer you'll see the fantastic feathered creatures skimming gently over the serene waters of Lake Turkana in Kenya's spectacular Rift Valley. Travel photographer Michael Poliza, 55, from Hamburg in Germany travelled to the great lakes of Kenya and Tanzania to take these extraordinary pictures of Africa from above. 'These lakes are each an absolute flamingo paradise,' he said.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .