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..
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .