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..
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 .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
