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..
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An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera.
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow.
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience.
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut.
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine.
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline.
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales.