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..
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
