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..
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .