Fallen shaggy parasol

Fallen shaggy parasol

A shaggy parasol. It may have been kicked over, or perhaps some of the snails and slugs which had eaten chunks out of the cap had also nibbled away at the base of its stem.

Fallen shaggy parasol

Canada gosling ashore

Canada gosling ashore

The West Park Canada geese parents, like the swans. were left with one surviving young. Here they were keeping guard as it fed by the edge of the lake.

Cygnet afloat, West Park

Cygnet afloat, West Park

The West Park cygnet being escorted by its parents across the lake, and briefly imitating the pen’s feeding by the far bank.

The smallest giant polypores

The smallest giant polypores

Giant polypores, quite a common fungus at this time of year. The fruiting bodies can get to quite a good size, and usually grow as a big cluster. But these had emerged confined between the tarmac of a pavement and a brick wall, limiting their size.