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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .