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..
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .