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Parrot waxcaps, mossy lawn

Parrot waxcaps, mossy lawn

A mossy front lawn on a quiet side street, with a sprinkling of parrot wax caps, tiny but brightly coloured mushrooms. Most of the green colour had been washed off by heavy rain. But enough was still left to be sure the fungi weren’t one of the other yellowish waxcap species.

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7-Spot Ladybird on Bin Lid

7-Spot Ladybird

Seven spot ladybird which had chosen to rest on the edge of the lid of a household waste dustbin.

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Sunflower seed session

Sunflower seed session

Goldfinch having an extended session eating sunflower kernels in a bird seed feeder.

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Candle snuff on stump

Candle snuff on stump

Candle snuff fungus, looking a little like wicks from part-used candles, grow on dead wood.

Candle snuff on stump

These were on a felled trunk at Bantock Park, and a stump by the Railway Walk at Newbridge.

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Alert heron, Perton

Alert heron, Perton

Island in the larger lake at Perton. Heron by the shoreline, staring intently at the water, alert for any prey.

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Roadside milk cap, Perton

Roadside milk cap, Perton

Single mushroom, one of the milk cap species, by the main road just outside the Perton estate.