Funnel caps, a group of mushroom species with a cap which is depressed towards the middle, above the stem. This is a common funnel cap, the most frequently found. Colour varies from white to (often) brown, and usually grows in association with deciduous trees.
This one was just inside one of the entrances to Bushbury Cemetery.
Coral growing in Bridgnorth: it’s a coral fungus, not a coral reef, of course. It was growing, inconspicuously, in one of the beds in the castle grounds.
These two cormorants seem to have got into a routine. A few days hanging out in West Park, then off for a few days before they return.
When they are in residence they spend most of their time high on the bare top branches of the tallest tree on boating lake island, coming down every once in a while for a fishy snack.
By the time this post appears, they may well have gone off again.
It’s orange. It looks like orange peel. It’s a fungus. It’s actually quite common, but it’s inconspicuous and looks like litter even if it is noticed.
Tall thistle had flowers open, and others getting ready to open, in the middle of November.
Pair of shovellers on the West Park lake. As I watched, the birds seemed to decide in turn that it was time for a quick preen: first the female, then the more brightly coloured male.