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 intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
