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 his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .