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 EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
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 .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .