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Wood blewits, roadside verges

Wood blewits, roadside verges

Wood blewits, growing in short grass on roadside verges. When fresh, such mushrooms have a lilac tinge to the caps and gills. These had already gone beyond that stage.

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Earth tongues on a mossy lawn

Earth tongues on a mossy lawn

Earth tongue fungi, deep black, risingh just above the vegetation on a mossy front lawn.

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Exotic autumn reds

Staghorn Sumac

Autumn leaves of native species aren’t as vivid as some exotics imported from elsewhere. I noticed these while walking down suburban streets.

Japanese acer, autumn

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Coal tit / peanuts

Coal tit / peanuts

As the bluetit was making repeated forays at some fat balls (post below), a coal tit opting for peanuts instead.

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Bluetit / fatballs

Bluetit / fatballs

Bluetit on repeated visits to a fatball feeder. On each visit, it grabbed one seed which it carried away to eat on a nearby twig before returning for another.

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Ivory Bonnet

Ivory Bonnet

Tiny ivy bonnet mushrooms growing in short grass on a front lawn. The acorn cup and fallen leaves show scale.