Excellent work @NormandyLiz it is not easy to take such good photos. I often find that I am so concentrated on the fungi that I miss the other tiny creatures living on them until I examine the photos later.
I saw this and thought of you... unmissable really
That's probably the most exciting of yesterday's shots, it was hard to find anything that really made me go wow. I tried looking under some chestnuts but the boar had trashed the place too thoroughly, and other areas had been trampled by mushroom hunters. A few less satisfying shots in the album, though.
Last batch of the just uploaded - lots of lovely fungi.
I have learned so much doing this, in particular how little fungus there is where there has been previous clear felling which must have such a devastating effect. It has inspired me to research fungus more so I am better able to identify what I'm seeing next year and how to anticipate where and when to go.
The next fungus related finds will come with the cold. This is from last year
I now have to get on with all the jobs that have been stacking during the too many hours I spent taking/processing photos! First stop, clearing out the Cyperus longus from the bog. A big mistake planting that!
Lovely pix - just looking at your previous one from 9th Jan @scroggin, the jellyear. That looks like the ones I get round by my shed, in a little raised area below the conifers - usually from late autumn onwards, but I expect there's quite a few that are similar. I saw a lovely little group at the base of a conifer near a bit I walk past quite often, and they'd disappeared over the main part of winter, but I saw another group in the same spot a few days ago. I don't know if that's a normal habit though?
I don't know anything about fungi really, but I love seeing all the types in the various photos people post.
@NormandyLiz's Hair Ice pic from Nov '23 is stunning too
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks @Fairygirl, I can't say I know anything about fungi either but I noticed it had been a good year during last autumn, once you spot some it becomes a target to see what's around. I walk lots of woodland with our dog and my better half is keen on flora and fauna too so we amassed quite a few different species. It's then just a question of matching the photos in the reference book 😂. @NormandyLiz took some fabulous photos of fungi.
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That's probably the most exciting of yesterday's shots, it was hard to find anything that really made me go wow. I tried looking under some chestnuts but the boar had trashed the place too thoroughly, and other areas had been trampled by mushroom hunters. A few less satisfying shots in the album, though.
I have learned so much doing this, in particular how little fungus there is where there has been previous clear felling which must have such a devastating effect. It has inspired me to research fungus more so I am better able to identify what I'm seeing next year and how to anticipate where and when to go.
The next fungus related finds will come with the cold. This is from last year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_ice
I now have to get on with all the jobs that have been stacking during the too many hours I spent taking/processing photos! First stop, clearing out the Cyperus longus from the bog. A big mistake planting that!
Never seen one of these before - Macrotyphula fistulosa I think
I saw a lovely little group at the base of a conifer near a bit I walk past quite often, and they'd disappeared over the main part of winter, but I saw another group in the same spot a few days ago. I don't know if that's a normal habit though?
I don't know anything about fungi really, but I love seeing all the types in the various photos people post.
@NormandyLiz's Hair Ice pic from Nov '23 is stunning too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...