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Beaked earth star with snow

Beaked earth star with snow

Re-visit to the beaked earth star shown here, now emerging from snowy debris under its hedge.

Beaked earth star with snow

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Elderly beaked earth star

Elderley beaked earth star

Two views of the same beaked earth star, which was growing several hundred yards farther out into the Staffordshire countryside than the fungus featured in the previous post.

Elderley beaked earth star

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Beaked earth star

Beaked earth star

Beaked earth stars have a grooved “chimney” at the top where the spores are released. They are quite rare, but were growing in two different spots by the canal towpath near Castlecroft.

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Various old earth stars

Earth star

These are different species of earth star fungus.

Earth star

They were all growing by the same section of canal towpath, and seen on the same day.

Earth star

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Badger footprints in snow: March 2013

Badger footprints

Badger’s don’t hibernate. They may try to last out a few days of cold weather by staying in their warm underground setts. But signs that they have been on the hunt for food after snow can be found even in the depths of winter. Footprints showed that they had been active after the recent snow.

Badger footprints

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Badger trail

Badger trail

A narrow gap between two bushes forces badgers onto a fixed path as they commute between their sett and the open ground in search of food. The recent snow shows up this path as a well-trodden trail.