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..
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .