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..
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .