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..
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .