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..
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .