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 grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .