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..
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .