With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .