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..
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
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 .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
