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..
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
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 .