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..
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
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 .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .