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..
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
