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..
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .