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..
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .