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..
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .