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..
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .