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 curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
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 .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .