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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
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 .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .