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.
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
