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.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .