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 are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
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 dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .