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..
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .