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 Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .