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..
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
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 HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
