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..
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .