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 orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
