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..
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .