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.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .