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 A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .