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..
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .