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..
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .