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.
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
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 .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .