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..
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
