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.
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .