Not so much coming through the wall as forcing their way through the tarmac of a pavement: trooping crumblecap mushrooms, also called fairies bonnet inkcaps.
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Hoverflies and a wasp on ivy flowers
Ivy flowering, late August. Lots of hoverflies feeding on the nectar A wasp got in as the subject of one of the pictures
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Ear fungus on dead elder branch
Ear fungus on a dead elder branch by the Smestow Valley Railway Walk at Newbridge.
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Common darter resting, wings forward
Common darter dragonfly resting from patrolling its territory, with its wings pointing forwards. This was one of the first dragonflies I photographed, back in 2009.
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Noisy robin, Bridgnorth
Robin on a tree in Bridgnorth Castle grounds, making noisy subsong, undisturbed by people close by.
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Japanese umbrella, redlead roundhead
Two species of mushroom growing as neighbours on wood chip mulch by the Severn at Bridgnorth. Japanese umbrellas are delicate-looking inkcaps. Redlead roundheads originate in Australia. They have only been recorded in Britain in recent decades, and are still spreading rapidly, growing on wood chippings.