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Another red squirrel nonchalantly nibbling a nut, ignoring the people watching it. This one was in Munich’s Englischer Garten.

More mushrooms to look out for in the autumn flush: fairies bonnets inkcaps emerge in all but the coldest months. Less than an inch tall, but crowded together in a tight cluster.

When I wad writing yesterday’s post, it reminded me I also had another couple of sets of pictures of red squirrels I’d never got round to posting. This cute individual, with its nut, was in the grounds of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. It was obviously used to, and relaxed about, being an additional attraction for some of the crowds of tourists coming to see the palace / fortress.

More fungi to look out for during the main autumn season. This trio of tiny puffballs were growing in short grass in West Park a few years ago.

Red squirrel rushing around among fallen leaves. Not a sight possible anywhere on the English mainland. This one was in the grounds of the Charlottenburg Palace in the suburbs of Berlin.

An unwelcome sight for tree lovers at any time of year, not just autumn: a clump of honey fungus around the base of a trunk. Often to be seen around the stumps of trees which needed felling because of the depredations of this fungus.