Lilacscale milkcap mushrooms in the undergrowth by the side of a footpath in Old Nursery wood recently.
Heading for Mexico
All year round, small groups of Canada geese from West Park fly around the west of the city, calling loudly overhead. In autumn, the birds’ instincts say it’s time to fly to mexico for the winter, so their flights are in much larger (and noisier) flocks.
These were part of a group over Bantock Park one morning.
Sheet webs, heavy dew
A small patch of long grass in the wildflower meadow at Bantock Park, which spideers had covered in sheet webs. Heavy dew had condensed on the webs, which were then catching the morning sun.
Christmas card audition
Robin standing on the top of a hedge in Bantock Park, singing. In reality, proclaiming its territory, and offering to fight any challengers. But I thought it looked like it was auditioning for a role as model for Christmas cards.
White all the way down
Candle snuff fungi are usually black at the base, white towards the tip, then turning black throughout later. These were growing on a very short tree stump in a front garden, and were white along their entire length.
Tufties, back for winter
Tufted ducks on West Park lake, back to their winter quarters. Fifteen had gathered the day these pictures were taken.