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..
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .