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..
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .