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..
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .