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..
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .