HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK. Pictures show 23-year-old Mike Bandar taking advantage of the city that claims to have more canals than Venice – by kayaking for miles to work in Birmingham each day. Instead of facing the misery of traffic in a private vehicle or being squeezed into sweaty public transport like most of Britain’s commuters this summer, Mike travels for 40-minutes on his two-mile round trip through the heart of the second city. Each morning, he takes his eight-foot-long pyranha kayak from his bedroom in his two bedroom flat and walks five-minutes through his local high street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to the Fazely Canal. .... (Pic by Mathew Growcoot / HotSpot Media) SEE HOTSPOT MEDIA COPY 0121 551 1004
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .