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 ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .