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..
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
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 .