Author: David

This bracket was growing on a fallen tree trunk, at an angle which showed that the fruiting bodies grew only after the tree had fallen.

The long neck is capable of the most complex contortions.

Even before the present big freeze, most of the berries left were as inedible as this rosehip.

Urban birds are going to be even more dependent than ever on food put out in feeders and on bird tables.

The current big freeze makes wild animals and birds more desperate in their seach for food.

The snow also means they leave more signs where they have been.

Not one of the most elegant of duck species. This individual and its mate seemed keen to use a notice board as a look-out post.

A couple more examples of puffball species.