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..
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .