There's more to nature than meets the eye — especially if you shift your perspective a bit.

Russian photographer Nikolai Tolstyh holds intricate paper cutouts of animal silhouettes against colorful nature scenes, turning foliage into fur.

Suddenly, with Tolystyh's help, a cluster of ruby leaves becomes a playful squirrel, a tree stump becomes a puffin and purple flowers become a curious hummingbird.

Check some of Tolystyh's amazing photos from his Instagram account below.

A photo posted by ↞ Nikolai Tolstyh ↠ (@n_tolstyh) on Oct 11, 2015 at 4:28am PDT

A photo posted by ↞ Nikolai Tolstyh ↠ (@n_tolstyh) on Oct 7, 2015 at 8:08am PDT

A photo posted by ↞ Nikolai Tolstyh ↠ (@n_tolstyh) on Sep 29, 2015 at 3:59am PDT

A photo posted by ↞ Nikolai Tolstyh ↠ (@n_tolstyh) on Sep 16, 2015 at 10:50pm PDT

A photo posted by ↞ Nikolai Tolstyh ↠ (@n_tolstyh) on Sep 12, 2015 at 10:10am PDT

A photo posted by ↞ Nikolai Tolstyh ↠ (@n_tolstyh) on Sep 6, 2015 at 5:39am PDT