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.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
