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..
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
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 .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .