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..
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
