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..
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .