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 .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .