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..
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .
Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .