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..
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .