Monday. 19th October. Early bus out of Great Yarmouth and a walk along a Sandy Lane…
Sandy Lane: 19 Oct 2020
… keeping eyes ever keen for fungi…
Shaggy Parasol: 19 Oct 2020
Shaggy Parasol: 19 Oct 2020
… and the occasional flower in bloom…
Gorse: 19 Oct 2020
19 Oct 2020
Hare’s Foot Inkcap: 19 Oct 2020
… and into Fritton Wood, a pine plantation liberally mixed with native trees…
White-barked birch: 19 Oct 2020
… after recent high winds, pine cones were everywhere…
19 Oct 2020
Couldn’t resist this little vignette, so Christmassy
19 Oct 2020
The heath supports a wide range of fungi, not all of them healthy to eat…
The Sickener: 19 Oct 2020
The Deceiver: 19 Oct 2020
From woodland to heath… to swamp…
19 Oct 2020
… to marsh… and a look back to where the waterlogged soil is killing the trees…
Fritton Marsh: 19 Oct 2020
Between woodland and marsh, there grew a rose…
Rosa rugosa: 19 Oct 2020
19 Oct 2020
I’ve become obsessed with finding a purple fungus. This one is close, but it’s more of a Victorian Mourning Mauve
19 Oct 2020
Wide swathes of the plantation have been cleared with plans to quarry aggregates. I think that idea has not been abandoned. Too many rare species have their habitat here.
19 Oct 2020
19 Oct 2020
And the prize, the fungus-hunter’s treasure…
Fly Agaric: 19 Oct 2020
aka Amanita muscaria:19 Oct 2020
This one with its ‘birth’ veil still attached
19 Oct 2020
It was a fantastic day. These are a small selection of the fungi we found. Perhaps I’ll show you some of the other photos another time. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Wonderful photography 👍🤝
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Thank you. It’s my love, though secondary to writing
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These photos are stunning, Crispina. What a great collection!
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More to come.
It’s becoming impossible to choose which to use
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Fantastic photos, as always, Crispina. The colours are so beautiful 🙂
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Thank you, Sammi. I think we’re noticing it more this year because of the restrictions in all other areas of life
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I think you are right 🙂
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🙂 But I have to say the hedges are full of berries this year. Is that because of less pollution?
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I was thrilled when I saw my first fly agaric, they really are a prize among fungi, but you have some great specimens here!
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43 photos of different specimens. Incredible. Usually I’m delighted to have just one.
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Beautiful shots!
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My second love… I photograph with love. I guess that’s why they come out looking good
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They sure do and isn’t love that secret ingredient in everything beautiful and good? 🙂
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It is, indeed 🙂
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