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.
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .