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..
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .