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Shield bug inside

Shield bug inside

Shield bug which had retreated inside a lean-to, and was resting on one of the windows.

Shield bug inside

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Verdigris mushroom (perhaps)

Verdigris mushroom (perhaps)

Mushrooms growing amid the leaf litter of a small group of trees. Perhaps verdigris agarics, but if so the characteristic colour resembling tarnished copper had been washed off by the persistent heavy rain.

Verdigris mushroom (perhaps)

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Misty clearings, Himley Plantation

Misty clearing, Himley Plantation

Misty late October day. It was already mid=morning by the time I reached Himley Plantation. In open spaces, the mist had already lifted. In the clearings in the wood, a trace of the mist still present, just enough to transform the scene by catching the sunbeams forcing their way through the gaps in the trees.

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Tiny fungi up tree trunks, Himley Plantation

Tiny fungi up tree trunk, Himley Plantation

Two neaby trees in Himley Plantation, each with tiny, delicate-looking fungi growing directly from the wood up tree trunks. The two sets of fungi were of similar size, but different species.

Tiny fungi up tree trunk, Himley Plantation

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First frost, clematis flower

First frost, clematis flower

First frost of the winter leaves hoar sprinkled on a late clematis flower and the hips on the rose bush supporting it. Pictures of the same plants later in the day, when it had warmed up somewhat.

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Big birch polypore, lightly nibbled

Big birch polypore, lightly nibbled

Big birch polypore on a fallen trunk in Himley Plantation. Although it looked fresh, it had already been lightly nibbled.

Big birch polypore, lightly nibbled