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..
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .