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..
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .