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..
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .