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..
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .