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..
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .