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..
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .