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 couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .