Category: David

Some fish swimming in the surprisingly clear Mediterranean water of Cassis harbour

Toadstools from one of the rollrim (Paxillus) species spotted recently in Himley Plantation. Member of this genus look innocuous with their subdued colouring, but are poisonous or inedible.

Century plant growing by the Mediterranean, seeds ritening at the top of its oh so tall stem.

Trio of cormorants resting and preening on an offshore rock below a cliff face at Cassis. The guano cover to te rock indicates the spot is a regular hangout.

Autumn fungi to look out for, one appropriate for Halloween at the end of the month. Dead man’s fingers, black and growing out of fallen trees in shady woodland, do indeed look spooky. These were in Himley Plantation at the start of the month.

Another dragonfly, or possibly two in the same vicinity, flying over the rocky ground overlooking one of the calanques at Cassis. A lot more wary of being watched than the ones in the centre of town.