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..
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
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 .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
